Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, the following practices shall not be a violation of this chapter:
(A) For a religious organization or institution to restrict any of its facilities of housing or accommodations that are operated as a direct part of religious activities to persons of the denomination involved or to restrict employment opportunities for officers, religious instructors, and clergy to persons of that denomination;
(B) For the owner of an owner-occupied or owner-family-occupied one-family or two-family dwelling to restrict occupancy of the remainder of that dwelling unit;
(C) To discriminate based on a person’s age when such discrimination is required by state, federal or local law;
(D) To refuse to enter a contract with an unemancipated minor;
(E) To refuse to admit to a place of public accommodation serving alcoholic beverages a person under the legal age for purchasing alcoholic beverages;
(F) For an educational institution to limit the use of its facilities to those affiliated with such institution;
(G) To provide discounts on products or services to students, minors and senior citizens;
(H) To restrict use of lavatories and locker room facilities on the basis of sex;
(I) For a governmental institution to restrict any of its facilities or to restrict its employment opportunities based on duly-adopted institutional policies that conform to federal and state laws and regulations;
(J) To restrict participation in an instructional program, athletic event or on an athletic team on the basis of age or sex;
(K) To discriminate in hiring and selecting between one person and another based on bona fide occupational qualifications;
(L) To give preferential treatment in hiring to veterans and their relatives as required by state or federal law; and
(M) To discriminate in employment, public accommodation, public services and housing based upon a person’s age, income level or mental or physical limitations when such discrimination is required or allowed by federal, state or local constitution, law or regulation.
(Ord. effective 3-27-2015)