[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR941.203]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 

               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 941_PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart B_PHA Eligibility and Program Requirements

 

Sec.  941.203  Design and construction standards.



    (a) Physical structures shall be designed, constructed and equipped 

so as



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to improve or harmonize with the neighborhoods they occupy, meet 

contemporary standards of modest comfort and liveability, promote 

security, and be attractive and marketable to the people they are 

intended to serve. Building design and construction shall strive to 

encourage in residents a proprietary sense, whether or not homeownership 

is intended or contemplated.

    (b) Projects must comply with:

    (1) A national building code, such as Uniform Building Code, Council 

of American Building Officials Code, or Building Officials Conference of 

America Code;

    (2) Applicable State and local laws, codes, ordinances, and 

regulations; and

    (3) Other Federal requirements, including any Federal fire-safety 

requirements and HUD minimum property standards (e.g., 24 CFR part 200, 

subpart S, and Sec.  941.208).

    (c) Projects for families with children shall consist to the maximum 

extent practicable of low-density housing (e.g., non-elevator 

structures, scattered sites or other types of low-density developments 

appropriate in the community).

    (d) High-rise elevator structures shall not be provided for families 

with children regardless of density, unless the PHA demonstrates and HUD 

determines that there is no practical alternative. High-rise buildings 

for the elderly may be used if the PHA demonstrates and HUD determines 

that such construction is appropriate, taking into consideration land 

costs, the safety and security of the prospective occupants, and the 

availability of community services.



[61 FR 38017, July 22, 1996]