Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05240 Compare Versions

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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5240
6	6	February Session, 2020
7	7	LCO No. 1367
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10	10	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING RE QUIREMENTS FOR NEW C ONSTRUCTION
20	20	OF AFFORDABLE HOUSIN G.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2020) (a) As used in this section: 1
25	25	(1) "Developer" means (A) a nonprofit corporation, as defined in 2
26	26	section 8-39 of the general statutes; (B) any business corporation 3
27	27	incorporated pursuant to chapter 601 of the general statutes or any 4
28	28	predecessor statutes to said chapter, having as one of its purposes the 5
29	29	construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and 6
30	30	having articles of incorporation approved by the commissioner in 7
31	31	accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 8
32	32	of the general statutes; (C) any partnership, limited partnership, joint 9
33	33	venture, trust, limited liability company or association having as one of 10
34	34	its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 11
35	35	housing, and having basic documents of organization approved by the 12
36	36	Commissioner of Housing in accordance with regulations adopted 13
37	37	pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 of the general statutes; (D) a housing 14
38	38	authority, as defined in section 8-39 of the general statutes; (E) a family 15 Raised Bill No. 5240
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44	44	or person approved by the Commissioner of Housing as qualified to 16
45	45	own, construct, rehabilitate, manage and maintain housing under a 17
46	46	mortgage loan made or insured under an agreement entered into 18
47	47	pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or (F) a municipal developer, 19
48	48	as defined in section 8-39 of the general statutes; 20
49	49	(2) "Affordable housing development" means assisted housing which 21
50	50	is receiving, or will receive, financial assistance under any governmental 22
51	51	program for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of low and 23
52	52	moderate income housing, and any housing occupied by persons 24
53	53	receiving rental assistance under chapter 319uu of the general statutes 25
54	54	or 42 USC 1437f; 26
55	55	(3) "Restricted uplight luminaire" means a luminaire that allows no 27
56	56	direct light emissions above a horizontal plane through the luminaire's 28
57	57	lowest light-emitting part other than a 0.5 per cent maximum incidental 29
58	58	uplight from reflection off mounting hardware; 30
59	59	(4) "Glare" means direct light emitting from a luminaire that causes 31
60	60	reduced vision or momentary blindness; 32
61	61	(5) "Illuminance" means the level of light measured at a surface; 33
62	62	(6) "Light trespass" means light emitted by a luminaire that shines 34
63	63	beyond the boundaries of the property on which the luminaire is 35
64	64	located; 36
65	65	(7) "Lumen" means a unit of measurement of luminous flux; 37
66	66	(8) "Luminaire" means the complete lighting unit, including the lamp 38
67	67	and the fixture; and 39
68	68	(9) "Permanent outdoor luminaire" means any luminaire or system of 40
69	69	luminaires that is outdoors and intended to be used for seven days or 41
70	70	longer. 42
71	71	(b) Each new affordable housing development, the construction of 43
72	72	which is commenced by a developer on or after October 1, 2020, shall: 44 Raised Bill No. 5240
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78	78	(1) Contain units dedicated for the use of persons with physical 45
79	79	disabilities and throughout the premises contain interior doorways that 46
80	80	provide at a minimum a thirty-two inch wide unobstructed opening and 47
81	81	an accessible means of egress, as defined in Appendix A to 28 CFR Part 48
82	82	36; (2) contain permanent outdoor luminaire for lighting (A) that is 49
83	83	designed to maximize energy conservation and to minimize light 50
84	84	pollution, glare and light trespass, (B) the illuminance of which is equal 51
85	85	to the minimum illuminance adequate for the intended purpose of the 52
86	86	lighting, and (C) for a luminaire with a rated output of more than one 53
87	87	thousand eight hundred lumens, a restricted uplight luminaire; and (3) 54
88	88	incorporate solar or other renewable energy technologies in design and 55
89	89	construction to minimize utility costs. 56
90	90	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
91	91	sections:
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93	93	Section 1 October 1, 2020 New section
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95	95	Statement of Purpose:
96	96	To require new construction of affordable housing developments to
97	97	comply with additional accessibility, lighting and renewable energy
98	98	requirements.
99	99	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
100	100	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
101	101	underlined.]
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