Athens City Code

1. (1) Where there is electric service available from power lines which are not more than 300 feet away from a dwelling, every habitable room in such dwelling shall contain one electric outlet, and every bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, and public hall shall contain at least one ceiling or wall type electric light fixture. Every such outlet and fixture shall be in working condition and installed in accordance with the requirements of the electric code.
2. (2) Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight facing directly to the outside or other means of lighting which is approved as adequate by the inspector. The minimum total window area for every habitable room shall be ten percent of the total floor area of such room unless the only window in the room is the skylight type, then the minimum total window area shall be 15 percent of total floor area of such room, except where other means of artificial lighting are approved.
3. (3) Every public hall and stairway in every multiple dwelling containing five or more dwelling units shall be adequately lighted at all times. Every public hall and stairway in a structure containing not more than four dwelling units may be supplied with conveniently located light switches controlling an adequate lighting system which may be turned on when needed instead of full-time lighting.
4. (4) Bathrooms shall conform to the lighting requirements for habitable rooms.

(Code 1972, § 4-503; Code 1995, § 12-503)