Athens City Code
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Contents12-123 Basements And Cellars
12-123 Basements And Cellars
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No cellar space shall be used as a habitable room. Basement space may be used as a habitable room if:
- (1) The windows are sufficiently above the lot's ground level so as to allow the room to meet requirements of habitable rooms as to light and ventilation (ACC 12-119 and ACC 12-120);
- (2) The floors below grade level of the lot are impervious to water and free from dampness at all times; and
- (3) The clear inner height is at least six feet eight inches, and no pipes or beams are below six feet from the floor level.
(Code 1972, § 4-507; Code 1995, § 12-507)