city Culver City It made an amendment to its local bylaws that changes urban planning rules. From the new ruling, it will be possible Building construction Six floors with one staircase. This measure, which aims to improve access to housing, has been analyzed by other fields ca It may become a policy that will be repeated in the country in the long term.
The Los Angeles County city became the first in the Golden State to pass such a regulation. according to Los Angeles TimesThe promoters of the amendment confirm this Construction is preferred And it is allowed Take advantage of smaller lands To provide housing.
To date, the vast majority of zoning codes in the United States indicate this Buildings higher than three floors must have two or more stairs Connected by a hallway. especially, Culver City is amending this bylaw It allows you to do this with space for just one person, allowing you to maximize space.
The benefits include not only the expected increase in real estate projects due to easier conditions, but also the creation of more spacious and accessible housing. The calculation is that removing the requirement to have at least two stairs allows this Recovering 7% of the area for apartments.
Added to this, Smaller pieces can be used than those currently used and the homes will have more space. These advantages would also translate into greater affordability for those who live there.
However, California City arranged Some conditions for easy access to buildings Provided there is only one drawer. These are:
Aside from the fact that this procedure is expected to bring benefits,… Firefighters oppose these initiatives. On condition They believe that this condition should be abolished Increases the danger in fire situations. Given the possibility of obstruction of the escape route, they deemed it necessary to have a second staircase to reduce the risk.
In this sense, the question is also that Security measures Additional items requested by the city They do not take into account the useful life of buildings. If any of them fail, they say the situation could quickly become complicated.
Despite being the first municipality to approve this rule, other cities in the Golden State have evaluated similar initiatives. according to LAist, san diego, Los Angeles San Francisco analyzed the changes To allow single stair constructions.
but, None of them reached the required deadline for completion.. Any modification to this pattern would have to be approved before October, as that is when California law AB 130 goes into effect.
According to the text, the rule freezes some points in local urban planning laws, so that they cannot be changed during the next few years.