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Home My WebLink AboutPOWERPOINT PRESENTATION - REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONORDINANCE 1381 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION ORDINANCE CITYWIDE Code Amendment 2011-03 Background ThefederalFairHousingAmendmentsActof1988andCalifornia’sFair ? EmploymentandHousingAct. StateLawrequirestheHousingElementofthejurisdictiontoincorporate ? provisionsforReasonableAccommodation. TheAttorneyGeneraloftheStateofCaliforniahasassertedthatcities ? andcountieshaveanaffirmativedutytoimplementfairhousing reasonableaccommodationprocedures. Ordinance1381providesaprocesstoaccommodateareasonable ? accommodationrequest. OnMay24,2011,thePlanningCommissionadoptedResolutionNo. ? 4148,recommendingthattheTustinCityCounciladoptOrdinanceNo. 1381(CodeAmendment2011-03). Requests for Reasonable Accommodation Requestmaybemadebyany: ? Individualwithadisability, ? Alegallyauthorizedrepresentative, ? Adeveloperorproviderofhousingforindividuals ? withdisabilities Adescriptionoftherequestedaccommodation ? Reason(s)thattherequestedaccommodationis ? necessaryfortheindividualwithdisabilitytouse andenjoythedwelling Process Requestsforreasonableaccommodationwouldbe ? consideredbytheCommunityDevelopmentDirector Nopublichearingwouldberequired ? Thedecisiontogrant,grantwithconditions,ordeny ? arequestforreasonableaccommodationmustbe consistentwithfairhousinglawsandrequired findings. Recommendation ThattheTustinCityCouncilintroduceandhaveafirst ? readingofOrdinanceNo.1381,addingSection9278 totheTustinCityCodetoestablishaprocedureto provideindividualswithdisabilitiesreasonable accommodationinregulationsandproceduresto ensureequalaccesstohousingforindividualswith disabilitiesandsetasecondreadingatthenextCity Councilmeeting.