(A) In furthering the policy of the state as expressed in its Constitution and other laws, in order that the safety and general welfare, peace, and health of all the inhabitants of the city may be ensured, it is hereby declared the policy of the city to assure equal opportunity to all residents, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, creed, or physical disability to live in decent, sanitary, healthful, standard living quarters.
(B) It is the policy of the city that no owner, lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, managing agent, or other person, firm, or corporation having the right to sell, rent, lease, or otherwise control any housing accommodation or real property within the city, or any agent of these, shall refuse to sell, rent, lease, or otherwise deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons such housing accommodations or real property because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, creed, or disability of the person or persons or discriminate against any person or persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, creed, or disability in the conditions, terms, privileges of the sale, rental, or lease of any housing accommodation or real property or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.
(C) Relocation shall be carried out in a manner that will promote maximum choice within the community’s total housing supply, lessen racial, ethnic, and economic concentrations, and facilitate desegregation and racially inclusive patterns of occupancy and use of public and private facilities.
(Ord. 1998-1, passed 1-12-1998)