Each residential building or complex constructed, substantially renovated or established by change of use under a building permit application filed on or after October 1, 2004, shall provide accessible or adaptable dwelling units for persons with disabilities as required by the State Building Code.(P.A. 79-138, S. 2, 3, 5; P.A. 87-123, S. 2; P.A. 90-300, S. 4, 8; P.A. 04-237, S. 3.)History: Sec. 19-396b transferred to Sec. 29-273 in 1983; P.A. 87-123 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to delete obsolete use group designations and substitute current designations in lieu thereof; P.A. 90-300 inserted new Subsec. (b) re accessibility requirements for certain dormitories, rooming and boarding houses, inserted in Subsec. (c), formerly (b), accessibility and adaptability requirements for buildings designated as use group R-2, 'Residential-Multifamily', and added Subsec. (d) re adaptability requirements for buildings designated as use group R-3, 'Residential, one and two family attached'; P.A. 04-237 replaced former Subsecs. (a) to (d) with requirement that each residential building or complex constructed, substantially renovated or established by change of use under building permit ; P.A. 04-237 replaced former Subsecs. (a) to (d) with requirement that each residential building or complex constructed, substantially renovated or established by change of use under building permit application filed on or after October 1, 2004, provide accessible or adaptable dwelling units for persons with disabilities as required by code.
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