“Applicant” means an individual with a disability, their representative, or a developer or provider of housing for individuals with disabilities, when the application of a zoning or other land use regulation, policy, practice or procedure acts as a barrier to fair housing opportunities for individual(s) with disabilities.

“Director” means the Community Development Director or their designee.

“Disability” means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; a record of such impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment. “Physical or mental impairment,” “major life activities,” “record of such impairment,” and “regarded as having such an impairment” are defined in 28 CFR, as amended.

“Fair housing laws” means the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), including reasonable accommodation required by 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(B), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (California Government Code Section 12900 et seq.), including reasonable accommodation required specifically by California Government Code Sections 12927(c)(1) and 12955(1), as any of these statutory provisions now exist or may be amended from time to time.

“Reasonable accommodation” means providing individuals with disabilities or developers of housing for people with disabilities flexibility in the application of zoning or other land use regulations, policies, practices and procedures, or waiving certain requirements, when it is necessary to eliminate barriers to housing opportunities.

“Reviewing authority” means the Community Development Director, or their designee, or the Planning Commission, as determined in compliance with Larkspur Municipal Code Section 18.82.050. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 984 § 2, 2012)