HB 2459 -- Design Standards and Construction of Affordable Housing Units Sponsor: Storch This bill establishes design standards and requirements for the construction of an affordable housing unit. "Affordable housing unit" is defined as a residential structure newly constructed or rehabilitated that a person earning 115% or less of the median income for that person's county, as determined by the United States Bureau of the Census, could afford if spending 29% of his or her gross income annually on the housing.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives