AGENCY TESTIMONY
Safety measures and requirements for ADUs and basement apartments
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Kim Darga details the safety measures and requirements for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and basement apartments under the proposed legislation. These rules aim to ensure the safety of occupants and first responders.
- Prohibits units in areas of acute flood risk from participating in the program
- Requires eligible basements to pass inspections and have proper egress, smoke detectors, and adequate ceiling heights
- Mandates that property owners make upgrades over time and come into full compliance within 10 years of enrollment
Kim Darga
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These rules were designed with safety in mind.
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Not every basement or seller will be eligible.
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Units in areas of acute flood risk cannot participate.
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Eligible basements cannot pose any imminent risk to life or safety of its inhabitants, must pass an inspection, must have a means of egress directly to the outdoors, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and adequate ceiling heights.
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Once a property enters the program, property owners must continue to follow program rules, make upgrades over time, and within 10 years of enrollment, come into full compliance.
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But if homeowners meet these standards, a unit can receive a permanent certificate of occupancy.
