The administering entity shall comply with this chapter by incorporating points as calculated herein into its process for approving the use of public financial assistance for the construction of new dwelling units. The points for Universal Design Standards may be scaled to fit the individual process but shall be given a significant weight as compared to other scoring categories. Tenths of a point may be awarded to account for compliance with this chapter for a corresponding portion of the total development. The administering entity shall enforce compliance with the standards included in the application for public financial assistance during construction of the dwelling unit. The administering entity may include universal design standards incentives or requirements in excess of the provisions of this chapter.

78 Del. Laws, c. 368, § ?5;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4209

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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