美国佛罗里达州温特加登市依法推行电梯安装

据报道，美国佛罗里达州温特加登市的官员一致通过了《佛罗里达州建筑规范》的修订版，其中包括一条要求特定的多户型建筑必须安装电梯的规定。由于法律允许地区政府实行比州级法律最低标准更为高的标准，温特加登现在要求最起码二层以上的多户型建筑必须安装电梯。市政府官员曾想规定拥有10户以上的住户的建筑都安装电梯，但最终打消了这个想法，主要是担心会加重低收入人群的经济负担。温特加登社区发展负责人Steve Pash称，如果要求有50户或少于50户的建筑安装电梯，这基本上会让开发商难以负担项目成本。

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.”