A. At all public counters where application is made for a permit, license or other authorization for the siting, funding, development, or use of housing, a notice shall be prominently displayed advising applicants that they may reguest a reasonable accommodation of existing rules, policies, practices and procedures, and the process for requesting an accommodation shall be available at all public counters where decisions are made regulating the siting, funding, development and use of housing.
B. In order to make specific housing available to an individual with a disability, any person may reguest a reasonable accommodation in the rules, policies, practices and procedures regulating the siting, funding, development or use of housing by submitting a Fair Housing Accommodation Request letter and filing it with the community development department.
C. If an individual needs assistance in making the reguest for reasonable accommodation, the community development department shall provide the assistance necessary to ensure that the process is accessible to the applicant.
D. A request letter for reasonable accommodation shall be addressed to the director of community development and shall state the basis of the request, including but not limited to a modification or exception to the regulations, standards and practices for the siting, development and use of housing or housing related facilities that would eliminate regulatory barriers and provide an individual with a disability egual opportunity to housing of his or her choice.
E. If the project for which the reguest for reasonable accommodation is being made also reguires some other discretionary approval (including, but not limited to, conditional use permit, design review, general plan amendment, zone change- annexation, and the like), then the applicant shall file the required Fair Housing Accommodation Reguest for concurrent review with the application for discretionary approval.
F. The director of community development, or his or her designee, shall investigate the facts bearing on the application, and compile the information necessary for a decision on the application.
G. The director of community development, or his or her designee, may reguest additional information necessary for making a determination on the reouest for reasonable accommodation that complies with the fair housing law protections and the privacy rights of the individual with a disability to use the specified housing. If additional information is requested, the 30-dav time period for making a determination on the reguest stops running until the additional information is provided.
H. The director of community development shall issue a written notice of decision within thirty (30) days of the date of the submittal of a complete application and may grant the accommodation request, deny the reguest, offer approval of an alternate accommodation, or approve the reguest with conditions. The written decision is to be based on the contents of the application and a consideration of the factors set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 2016-10-1492 § 1)