18.82.050 Reviewing Authority and Required Criteria.
Requests for reasonable accommodation shall be reviewed by the Director, except requests that are integral to a larger development project application shall, at the discretion of the Director, be reviewed by the Planning Commission.
The reviewing authority shall issue a written decision to grant, grant with modifications, or deny a request for reasonable accommodation that shall be consistent with fair housing laws and be consistent with the following criteria:
A. The housing which is the subject of the request for reasonable accommodation will be used by individual(s) with a disability protected under fair housing laws;
B. The requested accommodation is necessary to make housing available to individual(s) with a disability protected under the fair housing laws;
C. The requested accommodation would not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the City;
D. The requested accommodation would not require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the City’s land use and zoning or building program; and
E. The requested accommodation would not have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health and safety. (Ord. 1071 § 11, 2023; Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 984 § 2, 2012)