§333E-3.5 - Encouragement of suitable housing.
[§333E-3.5] Encouragement of suitablehousing. The state council shall encourage the adoption of ordinances ineach political subdivision in the State which would permit the maintenance andconstruction of residences for persons with developmental disabilities,including those developmentally disabled persons defined in this chapter and insection 202 of the Federal Housing Act of 1959, as amended. The ordinancesshould include provisions for permitting an appropriate number of unrelatedpersons with developmental disabilities and two supervisory staff to reside ina single-family dwelling provided that in determining the appropriate number,the political subdivisions should consider the cost of maintenance andconstruction of the residence, in order that financial obligations can be met.[L 1980, c 239, §2]