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Committee backs revised bedroom definition to reduce code disputes in Cedar Falls
Summary
City staff proposed a revised definition of 'bedroom' to clarify enforcement of building and rental codes. The Committee of the Whole signaled support for a definition that requires a room to have a closet and a door that closes for privacy to be considered a bedroom for code purposes.
City staff circulated a revised definition of "bedroom" to the Committee of the Whole on Monday aimed at reducing ambiguity in how the building code and property maintenance rules treat rooms that can be used for sleeping.
The revised definition presented by Jamie Castle reads: "any room that can be used for sleeping that contains a closet and a door that can be closed for privacy, also referred to as a bedroom." Castle said the change is intended to close a recurring enforcement gap: "we need to look at it as, if it looks like a bedroom, it'll…
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