Read theMandate

Increase the supply of housing in AmericaSection 209 › Proposal

Prereviewed designs are plans a locality has already approved

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 209, Sec. 209. Written by .

Prereviewed designs are plans a locality has already approved

The document says “meansWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 209 in the PDF
What the document says

“The term ``prereviewed designs'', also known as pattern books, means sets of construction plans that are assessed and approved by localities for compliance with local building and permitting standards to streamline and expedite approval pathways for housing construction.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 209

The section defines prereviewed designs, also called pattern books, as sets of construction plans a locality has already assessed and approved as meeting local building and permitting standards, so that approval for housing construction moves faster.

What the document actually says

“The term ``prereviewed designs'', also known as pattern books, means sets of construction plans that are assessed and approved by localities for compliance with local building and permitting standards to streamline and expedite approval pathways for housing construction.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 209
That sentence, in plain words

These are building plans a town has already checked. The town has said they meet its rules. Using one makes getting a permit faster.

What this is about

A builder normally draws plans and waits for review. A ready-made plan skips much of that wait. Some places call the set a pattern book.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

Share this page

How to Read This Page

The quotation is the document's own words, exactly as printed, and we check the page number against the Act itself before publishing. The paragraph underneath is our summary, not the document's words. So is the plain English version, which is why it sits beside the quotation rather than replacing it.

All proposals in this section →