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Strikethroughs to be removed <br />Underlines to be added <br />Last Updated January 2024 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ordinance 25 - ____ <br /> <br />An Ordinance Creating Chapter 2, Article 1, §2-2, Reasonable Accommodations of the City <br />of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. That § 2-2. – Reasonable Accommodations of the City of Elk River Code of <br />Ordinances shall be created to read as follows: <br /> <br />1. The city has a legitimate interest in imposing regulations to protect the public health, <br />safety, and general welfare. However, these regulations may not be applied in a manner <br />that denies reasonable accommodation as required by the federal Fair Housing <br />Amendments Act of 1988. It is the policy of the city to provide reasonable <br />accommodation for persons with disabilities seeking fair and equal access to housing, in <br />compliance with federal law. Reasonable accommodation means granting a modification <br />or waiver of city regulations or policies to an individual with a disability, or to a developer <br />of housing for an individual with a disability, when necessary to eliminate barriers to <br />housing opportunities as required by the Act. The process for making and acting upon <br />requests for reasonable accommodation is set forth below. <br />2. A person may request the modification or waiver of city regulations or policies by <br />submitting a request in writing to the community development director. No fee is <br />required for this application. "Person" includes an individual with a disability, his or her <br />representative, or a developer or provider of housing for an individual with a disability. <br />The application must include a detailed explanation of why the modification or waiver is <br />reasonably necessary to make the specific housing or program available to the person, <br />including verification of the disability, as well as other information required by the <br />director. If the request also requires another city review or approval, then the applicant <br />must file the request concurrently with that application. <br /> <br />Page 6 of 8