Bill Text: VA HB524 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Uniform Statewide Building Code; accessible units.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-23 - Stricken from docket by General Laws by voice vote [HB524 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HB524-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 524 Offered January 8, 2014 Prefiled January 6, 2014 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-- Pogge ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

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.