Affordable Housing Accessibility — Redundant Elevators
Summary
State law freezes new local building code rules until 2031, so the city will require two elevators in large senior/disabled affordable projects through its loan commitment letters instead, and will lobby Sacramento to fix the code.
At a glance
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- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Adds construction costs to future city-funded affordable projects; no immediate city expenditure.
Seniors and disabled residents of affordable housing won't be stranded when the single elevator fails.
Developers of qualifying projects face added design and construction costs.
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