Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1010 - Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability
6 CCR 1010-14 - SANITARY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
Section 6 CCR 1010-14-9.0 - SPACE AND OCCUPANCY STANDARDS

Universal Citation: 6 CO Code Regs 1010-14, § 9.0

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, March 25, 2025

9.1 Habitable rooms and service rooms in all occupancies shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet. In rooms with sloping ceilings, the required ceiling height shall be provided in at least 50 percent of the room and no portion of any room having a ceiling height of less than five feet shall be considered as contributing to the minimum required areas.

9.2 No habitable room, except kitchens, shall be less than seven (7) feet any dimension.

9.3 Every dwelling unit shall contain at least one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space for the first occupant and at least one hundred (100) square feet of floor space for each additional occupant.

9.4 Every room occupied for sleeping purposes shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of floor space for the first occupant, and at least fifty (50) square feet of floor space for each additional occupant.

9.5 Every dwelling unit shall be provided with a kitchen, providing the following:

a. A trapped and vented kitchen sink provided with hot and cold running water.

b. Approved refrigeration and cooking appliances properly installed and maintained.

c. A cabinet for the storage of food, dishes and cooking utensils.

d. A smooth, washable, non-absorbent finish for all sink and cabinet tops.

e. Adequate ventilation of the kitchen to the outside air.

9.6 Food service activities, not required to have a restaurant license under Chapter 12, Article 44, CRS 1973, shall conduct food service operations in conformance to the physical and operational requirements of the Colorado restaurant sanitation laws, rules and regulations,

9.7 Each habitable room shall have at least one window with direct and unobstructed opening to the outside. The minimum total window area shall be at least 10 percent of the floor area of each room. At least one-half of the required window area shall be openable.

9.8 Every service room (bathroom, toilet room, and similar rooms) shall have at least one openable window facing directly to the outside in order to provide ventilation. An approved mechanical ventilation system, vented to the outside, may be used in lieu of a window.

9.9 When necessary for exclusion of flies, mosquitoes and other insects all exterior openings of habitable and service buildings shall be protected with fly screening of not less than 16 mesh per square inch unless other approved protective devices are provided.

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