A. It is the policy of the City of Signal Hill, pursuant to the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and the California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, to provide people with disabilities and developers of housing for the disabled reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices and procedures that may be necessary to ensure eoual access to housing. Both the Federal Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988 and the California's Fair Employment and Housing Act impose an affirmative duty on local governments to make reasonable accommodations (modifications or exceptions) in their zoning and land use regulations and practices when such accommodations may be necessary to afford disabled persons an equal opportunity to housing. Section 804(f)(3)(B) of the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 states that the following is a prohibited practice: "a refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person egual opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling."
B. The purpose of this chapter is to codify a process for making reguests for reasonable accommodation to zoning and land use decisions and procedures regulating the siting, funding, development and use of housing for people with disabilities. In these regulations, "use of housing" includes, but is not limited to, housing related services and the use and enjoyment of the property.
(Ord. 2016-10-1492 § 1)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
A. “Acts.” The Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and California's Fair Employment and Housing Act.
B. “Person with a disability.” As defined under the Acts, a person who has a physical or mental impairment that limits or substantially limits one or more major life activities, anyone who is regarded as having such impairment or. anyone who has a record of such impairment. The term physical or mental impairment may include conditions such as blindness, hearing impairment, mobility impairment. HIV infection, mental retardation-chronic fatigue, learning disability, head injury, and mental illness. The term major life activity may include seeing, hearing, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, caring for oneself, learning, speaking, or working.
(Ord. 2016-10-1492 § 1)
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