Guidelines on single-stair residential buildings are due in 18 months
What the document says“Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue guidelines to provide States, territories, Tribes, and localities with model code language, best practices, and technical guidance that could be used to facilitate the permitting of point-access block residential buildings.”
The section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidelines within 18 months of enactment, giving States, territories, Tribes, and localities model code language, best practices, and technical guidance for permitting point-access block residential buildings.
What the document actually says“Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue guidelines to provide States, territories, Tribes, and localities with model code language, best practices, and technical guidance that could be used to facilitate the permitting of point-access block residential buildings.”
The housing agency must write a guide. It has 18 months to do it. The guide gives states and towns sample rules for these buildings.
A point-access block building has one stairway for the whole building. Most codes ask for two. The guide is meant to help places that want to allow one.
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