General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5624
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1196
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. MILLER L., 122nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5624
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1196
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. MILLER L., 122nd Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING ACCESSIBLE HOUSING IN SET-ASIDE DEVELOPMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 8-30g of the general statutes be amended to require that (1) one-sixth of the affordable units in a set-aside development be built to accommodate persons with disabilities and to include wider doorways and hallways and ground-level entrances or ramps, and (2) all sidewalks constructed in a set-aside development be wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs and sufficiently illuminated for safety.
Statement of Purpose:
To enhance accessibility and safety within affordable housing developments.