To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Draft Request for Reasonable Accommodation for Residential Accessibility Ordinance - Updating Zoning Ordinance to match State and Federal Codes that enable and require issuance of reasonable accommodations for residential accessibility.
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000
Record No.: LRP-2023-18374
Countywide
Amendments to the Zoning Regulations to amend Section 312-42 to update the regulations managing Residential Accessibility such that they are consistent with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Government Code Section 11135, the Federal Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (referred to in this staff report and the proposed code as the "Acts").
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt resolution (Attachment 1), which does the following:
a) Finds that the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are exempt from environmental review; and
b) Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan, Local Coastal Program, and Zoning Ordinance; and
c) Recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt the amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
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DISCUSSION:
As used in this code, Reasonable Accommodations are changes, exceptions, or adjustments to rules, policies, or practices that may be necessary in order to enable a person with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, inclusive of the public and common use spaces. Reasonable Accommodations are meant to eliminate barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from fully participating in housing opportunities. They are granted by request on a per-person basis, so they apply only to the dwellings and associated communal areas of specific individuals with disabilities and typically do not apply after the individual with disabilities has mo...
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