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I'!,; " Subd. 2. Natural Light in Non-Habitable Rooms. Every room, other than a habitable room, used or occupied by persons, except rooms with infrequent occupancy, shall be provided with one or more windows opening directly on a street or on a court or ventilating skylights conforming to the requirements of this articlei or such rooms shall be provided with an approved means of mechanic~l ventilat ion. Subd. 3. Light in Non-Habitable Work Space. Every laundry, furnace room, and all similar non-habitable work space shall have one (1) supplied electric light fixture available at all times. Subd. 4. Liqht in Public Halls and Stairways. Every public hall and inside stairway shall be adequately lighted at all times with an illumination of at least five lumens per square foot in the darkest portion of th. normally traveled stairs and passage- ways. Subd. 5. Electric Outlets Required. Every habitable room, kitchen, public hall, water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, and furnace room shall have the minimum number of electrical outlets and electrical lighting fixtures as provided for in the Building Code. Subd. 6. Adequate Ventilation. Every habitable room shall have at least one (1) window which can be easily opened or such other device as will adequately ventilate the room. A total openable window area in every habitable room shall be equal to at least 50 percent of the minimum window area size required in Section 495:20, Subd. 1, except where there is provided mechanical ventilation in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code~ Subd. 7. Ventilation, and Light in Bathroom and Water Closet. Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for habitable rooms contained in Section 495:20, Subd. 1 and 5, except that no window shall be required in bathrooms or water closet compartments equipped with an approved ventilation system. Section 495:22 Minimum Standards for Safety from Fire. No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling, multiple dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, lodging house or lodging unit which does not comply with the applicable provisions of the Fire Prevention Ordinances of the Village of New Brighton and the following additional standards for safety from fire: Subd. 1. Exclusion of Residence Building from Storing Flammable Liquid. No residence building or rooming unit shall be located within a building containing any business handling, dispensing or storing flammable liquids with a flash point of llO degrees Fahrenheit as defined by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Subd. 2. All requirements of the Building Code as to exits shall be complied with. ..-. '"----r--- ("' ,.~'_.-