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Bedrooms: <br /> • At least one bedroom on the primary level to include wider opening closets and <br /> adjustable height clothing rods and shelving <br /> Other Features: <br /> • Accessible door hardware <br /> • Electrical receptacles, switches and heating controls located between 48-inches and <br /> 15-inches from the bottom of the outlet box <br /> • Minimum 32-inches wide clear opening to at least one bedroom and one bathroom <br /> Other features listed in the Ordinance would be "mandatory to offer," meaning a disabled or <br /> senior occupant could request these items be installed at unit, at time of construction, typically at <br /> their own cost. Purchasers may also "opt out" of mandatory to install features, upon written <br /> request to the City. <br /> AB 1400 — Universal Design Checklist <br /> AB 1400, codified as California Health and Safety Code Section 17959.6, was adopted by the <br /> legislature in 2003, and required HCD to develop guidelines and adopt a New Home Universal <br /> Design Checklist. The checklist is required to be provided by the developer of any new for-sale <br /> residential housing development to the buyer. The checklist informs the buyer of the list of <br /> universal accessibility features that would make the home entrance, interior routes of travel, <br /> bathrooms and kitchen more usable for everyone, including persons with disabilities. The list of <br /> items is generally consistent with those features outlined in the CBC, and the developer is <br /> required to indicate if the feature is standard, limited, optional, or not available; and if available, <br /> at what point in the construction process the buyer must notify the developer they wish to <br /> purchase the feature. Although not required by the State law, many cities have elected to create <br /> and publish a version of the checklist. A draft universal design checklist for any project with 10 or <br /> more units to be provided to buyers is included as Exhibit B to this report. <br /> Negotiated Conditions of Approval for Multi-Family Residential Developments — Enhanced <br /> Accessibility <br /> In recent years, the city has been successful in negotiating, as a project feature, inclusion of <br /> enhanced accessibility features in multi-family projects. Recent large multi-family projects (15 or <br /> more units) approved within the past five to seven years, have included the following condition of <br /> approval, or similar condition of approval: <br /> UNIVERSAL DESIGN— 15 OR MORE UNITS: Unless otherwise approved by the Director of <br /> Community Development, all units, including those otherwise required to be adaptable, shall <br /> provide the following features: <br /> a. Pre-wire for both audible and visual capability of doorbell within unit. <br /> b. Balcony/patio floor level not more than one-half inch lower than floor level within the <br /> unit at doorway. <br /> c. Windows considered suitable for viewing shall have a 36-inch maximum sill height <br /> above finish floor. <br /> d. 44-inch minimum hallway width and 32-inch minimum clear door opening width for all <br /> doorways within units (baseboard may encroach into the minimum hallway width). <br /> e. Lever-type handles on all doors. <br /> f. An 18-inch minimum clear floor space beside door on pull side at the latch jamb. <br /> Universal Design July 27, 2022 <br /> 6 of 8 <br />