(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit 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, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, age, ancestry or HIV-positive status. Nor shall anything in this chapter prohibit a private club that is not in fact open to the public, which, incident to its primary purpose or purposes, provides lodgings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members.
(b) Nothing in this chapter pertaining to discrimination on the basis of familial status shall be construed to apply to housing accommodations provided under any state or federal programs that have been determined, under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 102 Stat. 1623, 42 U.S.C.A. 3607, as amended, to be specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, or intended for and solely occupied by persons who are 62 years of age or older, or intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person who is 55 years of age or older per unit, as determined under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.
(Ord. 96-43, passed 5-23-1996)