§ 15.154.050 — Obligation to offer and install universal design features

15.154.050 Obligation to offer and install universal design features.

A. The seller of residential dwellings that are subject to this chapter shall prepare and provide to all prospective purchasers a brochure that identifies and describes the universal design features to be made available under this chapter and the dwelling units within the residential development project that are subject to the requirements of this chapter. Additionally, the seller shall provide to prospective purchasers a postage-paid, pre-addressed comment card that prospective purchasers may use to evaluate the effectiveness of this chapter and their experience with the seller. The comment cards shall be available in each brochure, at the model homes offering the universal design features, and at all sales offices associated with the development. The comment cards shall substantially comply with the city's form comment card as set forth on the city's website. B. If model homes are available to be viewed in person by the public and are used in the marketing of residential dwellings that are subject to this chapter, at least one of the model homes shall be constructed to accommodate the universal design features identified in this chapter or shall include placards on the walls illustrating the features listed in this chapter. If model homes are not available to be viewed in person by the public, the universal design features identified in this chapter must be prominently displayed in sales offices and marketing materials. C. The seller of a dwelling unit that is subject to this chapter shall offer an opportunity to select any of the universal design features listed in this chapter to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of the dwelling unit at the earliest feasible time after the purchaser or prospective purchaser is identified. D. If requested by a purchaser, the seller of a dwelling unit that is subject to this chapter shall construct or install any universal design feature identified in this chapter, at the purchaser's cost, unless an exemption is granted for that universal design feature under Section 15.154.060. E. In lieu of the standards established in this chapter, or when CBC Chapter 11A does not contain specific standards, the seller of a dwelling unit subject to this chapter, at his or her option, may offer or utilize standards for universal structural or design features, components, or appliances and facilities, including but not limited ANSI A117.1 Standards, that meet or exceed CBC Chapter 11A and that offer greater availability, access or usability. F. The building standards contained in CBC Chapter 11A shall not apply to the universal design features under this chapter except where, and to the extent, stated in this chapter. (Ord. 2025-0020 § 4; Ord. 2010-003 § 1)