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Division of Fire Safety: Vermont already enforces visitability for multifamily units and would oppose extending enforcement to single‑family homes
Summary
The state's Division of Fire Safety told the House Committee on General & Housing that Vermont has long required visitability and adaptability standards for residential construction it regulates; the division said it lacks authority and staffing to extend enforcement into single‑family owner‑occupied homes and would oppose such a mandate without new resources.
Mike Grohl, executive director of the Division of Fire Safety, told the House Committee on General & Housing on April 22 that Vermont has required accessibility for public and residential construction for decades and that the division enforces both state access rules and federal ADA standards.
"First of all, we don't regulate single family owner occupied homes," Grohl said, adding that the division enforces visitability and adaptability requirements for residential construction under its authority and has done so since the 1970s. He described specific requirements that apply…
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