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Chapter 7.90 UNIVERSAL DESIGN ATTACHMENT 12 Chapter 7.90 UNIVERSAL DESIGN Sections: 7.90.010 Purpose. 7.90.020 Findings. 7.90.030 Definitions. 7.90.040 Scope and application. 7.90.050 Exemptions. 7.90.060 Standards Primary entrance. 7.90.070 Standards Interior routes. 7.90.080 Standards Primary floor powder room /bathroom entry and facilities. 7.90.090 Standards Kitchen and facilities. 7.90.100 Standards Common use room. 7.90.110 Standards Bedroom. 7.90.120 Standards— Miscellaneous areas. 7.90.130 Standards General components. 7.90.140 Standards —New construction Permissive options. 7.90.150 Enforcement. 7.90.160 Purchaser opt -out option. 7.90.010 Purpose. A. The purpose of the design guidelines established by this chapter is to enhance the full life cycle use of housing without regard to the physical abilities or disabilities of a home's occupants or guests in order to accommodate a wide range of individual preferences or physical abilities. B. The promotion and preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the city and the property situated therein have made necessary the adoption of a universal design standard for dwellings in order to adequately safeguard life, health, property, and general welfare. C. The purpose of this chapter is not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or groups of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this chapter. (Ord. 21 -07 1 (part)) 7.90.020 Findings. A. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17959, the City Council of the city of Dublin hereby finds that the provisions of this chapter are reasonably necessary because according to the City's Certified Housing Element, approximately thirteen (13) percent of the city's non institutionalized residents have physical conditions that affect their abilities to live independently in conventional residential settings. Individuals with mobility difficulties may require special accommodations to their homes to allow for continued independent living. B. The City Council of the city of Dublin hereby finds that the provisions of this chapter are reasonably to enhance the full life cycle use of housing without regard to the physical http: /www.codepubl ishing. com/ ca/ Dublin/Dublin07 /Dublin0790.html 4/5/2010