Bill Text: VA SB63 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Uniform Statewide Building Code; accessible units.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-20 - Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N) [SB63 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-SB63-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 63 Offered January 8, 2014 Prefiled December 18, 2013  A BILL to direct the Board of Housing and Community Development to revise the Uniform Statewide Building Code to require that at least 10 percent of all dwelling units in any newly constructed multifamily residential building shall be affordable, Type A accessible units. ---------- Patron-- Puller ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Board of Housing and Community Development shall revise the Uniform Statewide Building Code to require that at least 10 percent of all dwelling units, but in no case less than one dwelling unit, in any newly constructed multifamily residential building shall be affordable, accessible units designed and constructed in a manner that satisfies the criteria for Type A units, in accordance with ANSI A117.1: Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities and the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code.

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