§ 90.34 EXEMPTIONS.
   Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit:
   (A)   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;
   (B)   The rental, lease or occupancy of a room in an owner occupied single-family dwelling having not more than 2 roomers living independently exclusive of salaried household employees living on such premises;
   (C)   A private club, the membership of which is not open to the public, which as incident to its primary purpose(s), provided lodging which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings to its members and their guests or from giving preference to its members;
   (D)   The operation of housing units designed and offered predominately for the use and occupancy by persons 55 years of age or older;
   (E)   The operation of housing units designed and offered predominately for use and occupancy by persons with disabilities;
   (F)   Any charitable or educational organization from limiting, to persons of the same sex, the rental of living accommodations and facilities primarily for single room occupancy;
   (G)   An initial condominium declaration limiting ownership, rental or occupancy of a condominium unit to a person 55 years of age or older, provided that the person or immediate family of a person owning, renting or lawfully occupying such unit prior to the recording of the initial declaration shall not be deemed to be in violation of such age restriction as long as the person continues to own or reside in such housing accommodation;
   (H)   The application of any local, state or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling;
   (I)   Restrictions on the rental or sale of a dwelling to any person found guilty of illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance; and
   (J)   Restrictions on the rental or sale of a dwelling to any person found guilty of:
      (1)   Child pornography;
      (2)   Criminal sexual assault;
      (3)   Aggravated criminal sexual assault;
      (4)   Criminal sexual abuse; or
      (5)   Aggravated criminal sexual abuse as set forth in the Illinois Compiled Statutes (720 ILCS 5/11-1.20, 5-11-1.30, 5/11-1.50, 5/11-1.60 and 5/11-20.1, or any successor statute thereto). A finding of guilt for any offense of federal law or the law of another state that is substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this chapter shall constitute a finding of guilt for purposes of this chapter.
(Ord. CO-09-10, passed 5-5-2009)