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SECTION 105
Cooking spaces
Multiple Residence (MRE) CHAPTER 61-B, ARTICLE 5, TITLE 1
§ 105. Cooking spaces. 1. Every space which is intended, arranged or
designed for cooking or warming of food shall be either a kitchen or
kitchenette.

2. A kitchen or kitchenette shall be unlawful unless it is
constructed, arranged and maintained in compliance with the following
applicable provisions:

a. The ceiling and walls, exclusive of doors, of all kitchenettes
shall be fire-retarded or in lieu thereof such space shall be equipped
with one or more sprinkler heads to fuse at a temperature not higher
than two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit. Such heads shall be
connected to the water supply through a pipe of adequate size.

b. In every kitchen and kitchenette, all combustible material
immediately underneath or within one foot of any apparatus used for
cooking or warming of food shall be fire-retarded or covered with
fire-resistive material.

c. Every kitchenette shall be provided with a window opening upon a
street or upon a yard, court or shaft. Such window shall be at least one
foot wide, have a total area of at least three square feet and be at
least ten per centum of the superficial floor area of such kitchenette.
In lieu of such window, in such kitchenette it shall be lawful to
install a system of mechanical or gravity ventilation to provide at
least six changes per hour of the air volume of such kitchenette.

d. Every kitchenette may be equipped with a door or doors, provided
the lower portion of each such door has a metal grille containing at
least forty-eight square inches of clear openings or, in lieu of such a
grille, there are two clear open spaces, each of at least twenty-four
square inches, one between the floor and each such door, and the other
between the top of each such door and the head jamb.