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Commission reviews federal guidance on reasonable accommodations; staff to draft ordinance language
Summary
Commissioners discussed incorporating Fair Housing Act and ADA guidance into local zoning rules on reasonable modifications and accommodations, asked staff to reference federal law rather than restating definitions, and deferred a final ordinance until more review and attorney availability.
Planning staff briefed the Planning and Zoning Commission on federal guidance for reasonable modifications and accommodations after commissioners raised questions about how prior convictions and current substance use interact with disability definitions.
Paul, planning staff, referenced Department of Justice guidance and said the Fair Housing Act clarifies that current illegal drug users and certain narrow categories (for example, persons currently engaged in manufacturing or distribution of controlled substances) are…
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