“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.”
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.”
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.
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Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 209, 140 Stat. 878 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm
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“Prereviewed designs are plans a locality has already approved,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 209, Sec. 209. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec209-prereviewed-designs/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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