據(jù)報(bào)道，美國(guó)佛羅里達(dá)州溫特加登市的官員一致通過了《佛羅里達(dá)州建筑規(guī)范》的修訂版，其中包括一條要求特定的多戶型建筑必須安裝電梯的規(guī)定。由于法律允許地區(qū)政府實(shí)行比州級(jí)法律最低標(biāo)準(zhǔn)更為高的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，溫特加登現(xiàn)在要求最起碼二層以上的多戶型建筑必須安裝電梯。市政府官員曾想規(guī)定擁有10戶以上的住戶的建筑都安裝電梯，但最終打消了這個(gè)想法，主要是擔(dān)心會(huì)加重低收入人群的經(jīng)濟(jì)負(fù)擔(dān)。溫特加登社區(qū)發(fā)展負(fù)責(zé)人Steve Pash稱，如果要求有50戶或少于50戶的建筑安裝電梯，這基本上會(huì)讓開發(fā)商難以負(fù)擔(dān)項(xiàng)目成本。

ELEVATORS LEGISLATED IN FLORIDA CITY

Commissioners in Winter Garden, Florida, unanimously approved amendments to the Florida Building Code, including one that requires elevators in certain multifamily structures, West Orange Times & Observer reports. Allowed under a state statute that permits local governments to enact requirements stricter than minimum state standards, Winter Garden now requires multifamily buildings that are at least two stories tall to have elevators. City leaders considered requiring elevators in buildings with 10 or more residences but scrapped that proposal because of its potential to stifle economic development in low-income neighborhoods where cost is an issue. Winter Garden Community Development Director Steve Pash said that “requiring elevators in a structure with 50 or fewer units essentially would make the project unaffordable for developers.”