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The Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, is amended to read as follows:

(1) Section 203 is amended by the addition of subsection (c) as follows:

(c) Board. The housing advisory and appeals board described in this code shall be the appeals board established in Chapter 16-8 of the West Valley City Municipal Code, "Appeals Procedure."

(2) Section 503(b) is amended to read as follows:

(b) Floor Area. Dwelling units and congregate residences shall have at least one room which shall have not less than 120 square feet of floor area. Other habitable rooms, except kitchens, shall have an area of not less than 70 square feet. Where more than two persons 18 years of age or older or three persons under 18 years of age occupy a room used for sleeping purposes, the required floor area shall be increased at a rate of 50 square feet for each additional occupant. EXCEPTION: Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of an efficiency living unit within an apartment house meeting the following requirements:

1. The unit shall have a living room of not less than 220 square feet of superficial floor area. An additional 100 square feet of superficial floor area shall be provided for each occupant of such unit in excess of two.

2. The unit shall be provided with a separate closet.

3. The unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and refrigeration facilities, each having a clear working space of not less than 30 inches in front. Light and ventilation conforming to this code shall be provided.

4. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing a water closet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower.

(3) Section 1001(b), "Inadequate Sanitation," is amended by the addition of subsections 16 and 17 as follows:

16. Lack of window screens on all openable windows.

17. Lack of screens on all screen doors.

(4) Section 1001(h), "Faulty Weather Protection," is amended by the addition of subsection 5 as follows:

5. Double strength, clear glazing (or required tempered glazing) is missing from window frames.

(5) Section 1103(1) is amended as follows:

1. Any building declared a substandard building under this code shall be made to comply with one of the following:

A. The building shall be repaired in accordance with the current Building Code or other current code applicable to the type of substandard conditions requiring repair; or

B. The building shall be demolished [at the option of the building owner; or

(Ord. No. 97-52 Enacted 09/21/1997)