[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR941.203]

[Page 371-372]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
 
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]