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Everysupplied <br />8.SAFEANDEFFECTIVEFUNCTIONINGOFSUPPLIEDFACILITIES <br />facility,pieceofequipment,orutilitywhichisrequiredunderthissection,shall <br />beconstructedorinstalledsoitwillfunctionproperlyandshallbemaintainedin <br />workingcondition. <br />e.MinimumSpace,Use,andLocationRequirements <br />1.MINIMUMCEILINGHEIGHT Whereverpossible,nohabitableroomina <br />dwellingordwellingunitshallhaveaceilingheightoflessthanx|uAtleast1/2 <br />ofthefloorareaofeveryhabitableroomlocatedabovethe1stfloorshallhave <br />aceilingheightofx|randthefloorareaofthatpartofanyroomwherethe <br />ceilingheightislessthanx shallnotbeconsideredaspartofthefloorareain <br />computingthetotalfloorareaoftheroomforthepurposeofdetermining <br />maximumfloorarea; <br />a.Aceilingheightofaminimumofxisacceptableinbathrooms,toiletrooms, <br />hallways,utilityrooms,andkitchens. <br />b.Allrooms,exceptkitchenand/orkitchenettesandbaths,shallhavea <br />minimumwidthofxu <br />2.MAINTENANCEOFSLEEPING,BATH,ANDTOILETROOMS Nodwellingor <br />dwellingunitcontaining2ormoresleepingroomsshallhavesuchroom <br />arrangementthataccesstoabathroomortoiletroomintendedforusebythe <br />occupantscanbehadonlybygoingthroughanothersleepingroomor <br />bathroomortoiletroom. <br />3.OCCUPANTSTOHAVEACCESSTOSANITARYFACILITIES Everyoccupantof <br />everydwellingunitshallhaveunrestrictedaccesstoatoilet,toabath,andtoa <br />kitchensinkandlavatorybasinlocatedwithinthatdwellingunit. <br />4.CLOSETSANDCOUNTERAREAS Eachdwellingunitshallhaveatleastone(1) <br />closetwithaminimumof6squarefeetoffloorareaandaminimumheightof <br />x |rlocatedwithinthedwellingunit.Dwellingunitswithtwo(2)ormore <br />bedroomsshallhaveastoragefloorareaofatleast4squarefeetperbedroom. <br />Thisstoragerequirementdoesnotnecessarilyhavetobelocatedinthe <br />bedrooms. <br />a.Allkitchensshallhaveaminimumenclosedstorageareaofeightsquarefeet <br />withaminimumverticalclearanceof <br />andahorizontalwidthofatleast <br /> <br />Eachkitchenshallhaveaminimumof4squarefeetofcounterarea. <br />17 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />