The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
DIRECTOR. The planning and development department head or city official with authority to administer, implement, or enforce a requirement that is the basis of the request for reasonable accommodation.
PERSON WITH DISABILITIES. For the purposes of this division, has the meaning set forth in the federal Fair Housing Act and the American with Disabilities Act and is an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual, is regarded as having such impairment, or has a record of such impairment. While a person recovering from substance abuse is considered a person with a disability under 42 U.S.C. § 3602(h), a person who is currently engaged in illegal use of controlled substances is not.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION (INCLUSIVE OF MODIFICATION). The act of making a dwelling unit or housing facility(ies) readily accessible to and usable by a person with disabilities, through the removal of constraints in the city's land use, zoning, permit and processing procedures. All accommodations may be not reasonable, and the reasonableness of a request will be determined by the director or city manager's designee upon appeal.
REQUIREMENT. A provision of the City Code or an administrative policy, program or procedure.
(Ord. 22098-03-2016, § 1, passed 3-1-2016; Ord. 24023-01-2020, § 1 (Exh. A), passed 2-2-2020)