(a) A real property owner who wishes to participate in the Visitable Housing Design and Incentive Program shall submit an incentive application to the Department in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.
(b) Every dwelling for which a real properly owner is eligible to receive a tax incentive under this subchapter must include the following architectural features:
(1) The dwelling unit must have at least one no-step exterior entrance, with a 36-inch-wide entrance door to allow for wheelchair access into the dwelling;
(2) The entrance must be located on a continuous and unobstructed path from the public street or driveway;
(A) The pathway to the entrance must have a width not less than thirty six inches and may include curb ramps, parking access aisles, walks and ramps, but must not contain any steps;
(B) The pathway to the entrance must not exceed one inch rise for every twelve inches in length;
(3) All interior passage doors in the dwelling must allow at least 32 inches of clearance in width;
(4) In each bathroom or other room containing a toilet, bathtub, shower stall, or shower seat, the walls adjacent to those fixtures must all be reinforced in a manner that will allow the later installation of grab bars around those fixtures, In addition at least one bath room must be on the first floor and must have:
(A) Clear floor space of thirty by forty-eight inches centered on the sink;
(B) Space to allow a person with a wheelchair to enter and exit the bathroom and open and close the bathroom door;
(C) Space to use bathroom fixtures;
(D) Space that is not encroached by the swing of the bathroom door;
(E) A sink and a toilet that allow for a parallel or head-on approach by a person in a wheelchair; and
(F) Bathroom walls reinforced to be capable of supporting grab bars that resist shear and bending forces of a minimum of three hundred pounds.