Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution, or organization, operated, supervised, or controlled by, or in conjunction with, a religious organization, association, or society, from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings which it owns, or operates, for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin. Nor shall anything in this chapter prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public, which, as an incident to its primary purpose, or purposes, provides lodgings which it owns, or operates, for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental, or occupancy, of such lodgings to its members, or from giving preference to its members.
(Prior Code, § 15.16.07) (Ord. 2013-10, passed - -)