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Fortuna Council unanimously adopts zoning "reasonable accommodations" procedure for disability access
Summary
The Fortuna City Council voted 4-0 Jan. 6 to adopt Ordinance 2024-769, adding a formal reasonable-accommodation procedure to Title 17 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to allow zoning exceptions for certain disability-related housing modifications.
The Fortuna City Council on Jan. 6 unanimously adopted Ordinance 2024-769, amending Fortuna Municipal Code Title 17 to add Chapter 17.10 establishing a formal reasonable-accommodations policy and procedure for housing-related requests tied to disability needs.
The ordinance, introduced at the council's Dec. 16 meeting and returned for a second reading, implements Housing Element program H-18 and is intended to align local zoning procedure with federal and state fair-housing requirements. Community Development Director…
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