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Study proposed to evaluate single‑stair building code as a tool to expand affordable housing capacity
Summary
SB 436 would direct the Department of Labor to study whether Maryland can permit four‑to‑six‑story residential buildings with a single protected stair (paired with modern fire‑safety measures such as sprinklers and smoke detection) to increase infill housing capacity and lower construction costs.
Sen. Will Smith and housing advocates told the committee SB 436 would authorize a Department of Labor study of whether Maryland could safely allow single‑stair residential buildings in the 4‑to‑6‑story range, combined with modern fire protection (sprinklers, early smoke detection and other common compensating measures). Proponents argued the two‑stair requirement in many parts of current code can make infill, retrofit and…
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