Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-051-2020    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Failed
Meeting Body Sitting as the Committee of the Whole
Meeting Date 10/13/2020
Introduced Date Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND VISITABILITY DESIGN FOR HOUSING for the purpose of ensuring safe, sustainable and inclusive living housing options for all county residents regardless of ability, functionality, stature, age, stability, in a safe sustainable, universally designed environment.
Proposers/Sponsors: Monique Anderson-Walker
Attachments: 1. B2020051, 2. CB-0512020 AIS, 3. CB-051-2020 DHCD Comments, 4. CB-051-2020 DPIE Comment, 5. CB-051-2020 Fiscal and Policy Note
Contact: Monica Best-James, Legislative Officer

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND VISITABILITY

 DESIGN FOR HOUSING for the purpose of ensuring safe, sustainable and inclusive living housing options for all county residents regardless of ability, functionality, stature, age, stability, in a safe sustainable, universally designed environment.

 

Background

The legislation promotes future housing construction in Prince George's County that will comply with design and visitability concepts that will ensure that residents are safe, secure and that housing is affordable.  The concepts will be appropriate for people of all types of abilities. The bill notes that the County has a legitimate interest in requiring that new homes include design concepts that will accommodate the growing number of disabled and mobility challenged populations of all age groups.

 

THIS COUNCIL BILL WAS NOT ENACTED