§ 216-117. Required skylights or windows.  


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  • Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every room in which persons live, sleep, work or congregate shall have at least a ventilating skylight or one window opening directly either upon a street or upon a front yard, rear yard, side yard, inner court or outer court located upon the same lot and conforming to the requirements prescribed by this chapter as to its minimum and least dimension. Courts, yards and other open spaces, if provided in addition to those required by this chapter, need not be of the area and dimensions herein prescribed. No yard, court or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall again be used as yard, court or other open space for another building. The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to courts or shafts for bathrooms, toilet compartments, hallways or stairways.