Sections
§ 4201 Standards 31
§ 4202 Definitions 31
§ 4203 Dwelling unit no-step entry 31
§ 4204 Interior accessible route; interior doors, doorways, and hallways 31
§ 4205 Bathroom 31
§ 4206 Bedrooms 31
§ 4207 Kitchen 31
§ 4208 Hardware 31
§ 4209 Implementation of this chapter 31
§ 4210 Other applicable law or regulation 31
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Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 31 > Chapter 42 - Universal Design Standards for Affordable Housing

  • Accessible level: shall mean the first floor of the dwelling unit. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4202
  • Accessible route: shall mean a continuous, unobstructed path that complies with § 4204 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4202
  • Administering entity: shall mean any state agency, local government, municipality or any instrumentality thereof responsible for the process by which public financial assistance is allocated, distributed, conveyed, contracted, or appropriated or any entity performing those duties on behalf of any state agency, local government, municipality, or any instrumentality thereof. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4202
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dwelling unit: shall mean any single family residence and each individual living unit in a duplex or triplex, or semi-detached residential building which is constructed with public financial assistance. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4202
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • points: shall mean the amount of credit given, out of a possible total of 41, for calculating an application's Universal Design Standards compliance for purposes of this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4202
  • Public financial assistance: shall mean :

    a. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4202

  • Ramp: shall mean a surface with a running slope more than 1:20 and equal to or less than 1:12, and a cross slope less than 1:50. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4202
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302