[§46-4.7] Adaptive reuse; commercial buildings. (a) No later than January 1, 2025, each county shall adopt or amend its ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings in the county's building code; provided that adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings shall be allowed pursuant to this section until each county adopts or amends its ordinance in accordance with this section.
(b) Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, or code or standard to the contrary, each adaptive reuse ordinance shall:
(c) For purposes of this section, "adaptive reuse" means the repurposing of existing buildings or structures in whole or in part for residential purposes. "Adaptive reuse" includes retrofitting and repurposing of existing buildings or structures that create new residential units. "Adaptive reuse" does not include the rehabilitation of any construction affecting existing residential units that are or have been recently occupied. [L 2024, c 37, pt of §2]