53 P.S. § 14931 Tenement Houses; Per Centum of Lot to Be Occupied; Open Spaces Or Courts

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-27
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 53 P.S. § 14931

No building shall be occupied as a tenement unless it shall have appurtenant to it in the rear or at the side, and as a part of the lot upon which it is located, and open space equal to at least twenty per centum of the entire area of such lot, which open space shall be unobstructed by any overhanging structure except fire-escapes required by law; unless, however, such tenement shall be located upon a corner of two streets, neither of which is less than twenty feet in width, in which case said tenement shall have an open space attached to it, in the rear or at the side next the adjoining lot, equal in area to at least ten per centum of the entire area of the lot upon which said tenement is located, which open space shall be unobstructed by any overhanging structure except fire-escapes required by law; and any such tenement located upon a lot bounded on three sides by streets, none of which is less than twenty feet in width, may cover the entire area of said lot: Provided, That at least one window, not less than the minimum size hereinafter provided, opening from each of the rooms in such tenement, shall open upon one of the streets. Such open space attached to every tenement shall be at least eight feet in width throughout its entire length. No court or open space between tenements, or between wings of a tenement, shall be of a less width than twelve feet, except in buildings erected prior to June seventh, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and which are not over three stories in height; where the open space is between the walls of the walls of the wings of tenements there shall be an approved open space five feet in width, provided the length of such wing or wings is not more than thirty feet, and, for each additional ten feet in length, there shall be an additional foot in width, provided there is at the rear or at the side of the lot upon which the building is erected an open space equal to at least twenty per centum of the entire lot area, which open space shall be unobstructed by any overhanging structure except fire-escapes required by la...