Cambridge, Minn., City Code ch. 97 (2026) § 97.08

§ 97.08 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LIGHT, VENTILATION AND HEATING
(A)   No person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the
purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the requirements in this section.

(B)     Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors.
The minimum total window area measured between stops, for every habitable room except sleeping
rooms, shall be 10% of the floor area of such room. Whenever the only window in a room is a sky
lighted window in the top of the room, the total window area of the skylight shall equal at least 15% of
the total floor area of the room, except sleeping rooms. Sleeping rooms shall have not less than one
half of the above requirements. Provided, however, that if adequate artificial light is provided in a
habitable room which supplies not less than 50 foot candles of illumination to all areas of such room
measured at a distance of three feet from the floor, the Council may, upon recommendation of the
Building Inspector, permit such artificial light in lieu of the window area otherwise required by this
section.

(C)    Every public hall or stairway in or leading into every multiple dwelling shall have adequate
illumination at all times when the structure is occupied.

(D)    Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight which can easily be opened
and which will adequately ventilate the room, except where there is supplied some other device
affording adequate ventilation which is approved by the Building Inspector.

(E)    Every dwelling and dwelling unit shall have heating facilities which are installed in an
approved manner and are maintained in safe and good working condition and are capable of safely
and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments located
therein to a temperature of at least 70°F at a distance of three feet above floor level, when the

temperature outside is minus 20°F. The heating equipment shall be operated as reasonably
necessary to maintain a temperature in all habitable rooms of 70°F.

(F)    Every dwelling shall be supplied with electricity and shall meet the requirements of the State
of Minnesota Electric Code and shall also meet any electric code or ordinance of this city, whether
now in effect or which may be enacted and amended from time to time hereafter.

(G)    During the portion of each year when the Building Inspector finds it necessary to protect
against mosquitos, flies and other insects which are of such kind and occur in such numbers as to
cause a hazard to health, every door opening directly from a dwelling to outdoor space shall have a
screen door with a self-closing device, and every window or other device with openings to outdoor
space used or intended to be used for ventilation shall likewise be supplied with screens.