Illinois Administrative Code › Title 47 - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Part 368 - ACCESSIBLE HOUSING DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL RULES › Section 368.103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Part, the following words or terms shall have
				  the meanings assigned to them.
"Accessibility Standards": The standards for the construction
				  of a Spec Home, which shall include the following:
The Spec Home shall have at least one no-step exterior
				  entrance with a 36-inch-wide entrance door to allow for wheelchair access into
				  the Spec Home.
All interior passage doors in the Spec Home shall allow at
				  least 32 inches of clearance in width.
No electrical outlet in the Spec Home shall be lower than 15
				  inches from the finished floor and no light switch in the Spec Home shall be
				  higher than 48 inches from the finished floor. All environmental controls,
				  including, but not limited to, heating and air-conditioning controls in the
				  home must be in accessible locations.
In each bathroom or equivalent room, the toilet, bathtub,
				  shower stall, or shower seat shall be reinforced in a manner that will allow
				  the installation of grab bars around those fixtures.
"Act": The Illinois Housing Development Act [20 ILCS 3805
				  ].
"Applicant": A homebuilder applying for a Grant under the
				  Program.
"Application": A homebuilder's written request for a Grant,
				  including the required information and attachments.
"Application Form": The form to be used by all Applicants in
				  submitting an Application.
"Architect's Final Certificate": The certificate prepared by
				  an architect of a Qualified Builder stating that a Spec Home, as constructed,
				  meets the Accessibility Standards.
"Architect's Initial Certificate": The certificate prepared
				  by an architect of an Applicant or a Qualified Builder stating that the Plans
				  and Specifications for a proposed Spec Home incorporate the Accessibility
				  Standards.
"Authority": The Illinois Housing Development
				  Authority.
"Building Permit": The building permit for a Spec Home, if
				  required, issued by the jurisdiction in which the Spec Home is to be
				  constructed.
"Director": The Executive Director of the Authority.
"Final Certification Affidavit": The affidavit signed by the
				  building inspector certifying that the Accessibility Standards have been
				  incorporated into the Spec Home.
"Grant": A grant from the Authority to a Qualified Builder in
				  connection with the construction of one or more Spec Homes under the Program.
				  No Grant shall exceed $5,000 for each Spec Home.
"Grant Agreement": The agreement between the Authority and a
				  Qualified Builder setting forth the terms and conditions under which the
				  Authority will provide a Grant to the Qualified Builder.
"Program": The Accessible Housing Demonstration Grant
				  Program.
"Qualified Builder": A homebuilder that:
has had insurance coverage for product liability, builder's
				  risk and worker's compensation for the 12-months prior to the date of its
				  Application; and
demonstrates that it has constructed either at least two
				  buildings in the 12-month period prior to the date of its Application, or four
				  buildings in the 24-month period prior to the date of its Application.
"Request for Disbursement": A Qualified Builder's request for
				  a disbursement of Grant funds upon the completion of construction of a Spec
				  Home.
"Single Family Residence": A detached home, a condominium, a
				  town home or other residence designed to be occupied by a single individual or
				  household. A two-, three- or four-flat is not a Single Family Residence.
"Spec Home": A Single Family Residence satisfying the
				  Accessibility Standards constructed by a Qualified Builder for sale on the open
				  market and not built for a specific individual or family for immediate
				  occupancy.
"Staff": The Executive Director and the employees of the
				  Authority.