City of Minneapolis – Title 12 – HOUSING – CHAPTER 244. – MAINTENANCE CODE – ARTICLE VIII. – SPACE, USE AND LOCATION – 244.810. – Required space in dwelling units.

Every dwelling unit shall contain a minimum superficial floor area of not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet for the first occupant, seventy (70) additional square feet for the second occupant and one hundred (100) square feet for each additional occupant in excess of two (2). The floor area shall be calculated on the basis of the total habitable floor area of all habitable rooms. Single room dwelling units shall not be occupied by more than four (4) persons. Rooms used exclusively for sleeping purposes shall have the following minimum superficial floor area, seventy (70) square feet for one person, ninety (90) square feet for two (2) persons and the required superficial floor area shall be increased at the rate of fifty (50) square feet for each occupant in excess of two (2). However, occupancy of a sleeping room shall not exceed four (4) persons. Habitable rooms having a multiple use shall have not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet of superficial floor area. Other habitable rooms shall have not less than seventy (70) square feet of superficial floor area, except kitchens. No habitable room other than a kitchen shall be less than seven (7) feet in any dimension.

Multiroomed dwelling units, when let to another, shall include a kitchen room. The floor area of such required kitchen room is not to be included when calculating floor area for the purposes of determining occupant load. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 73.030; 82-Or-107, §§ 28, 37, 6-11-82)