Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide - applies to all properties within the City of Orinda
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- City assistance for filing
If an individual with a disability needs assistance in making a request, the City will provide assistance to ensure the process is accessible.
- Written decision and appeal
The City will issue a written decision explaining the basis, with notice of appeal rights. The appeal procedure in Chapter 17.43 applies.
- Duration and removal
Reasonable accommodations are personal to the applicant and do not run with the land unless physically integrated. They remain in effect while a disabled individual occupies the dwelling and must be removed within 60 days of termination of occupancy.
- Required content of request
Requests shall describe the requested accommodation, the regulation or procedure for which accommodation is sought, how the regulation acts as a barrier, and why the accommodation is necessary for an individual with a disability to use and enjoy a dwelling.
- Who may request reasonable accommodation
Requests may be made by an individual with a disability, his or her representative, or a developer or provider of housing for individuals with disabilities.
- Criteria for granting or denying
The City will grant, grant with modifications, or deny based on: (1) whether housing will be used by a disabled individual; (2) whether accommodation is necessary; (3) whether it imposes undue financial/administrative burden; (4) whether it requires fundamental alteration; (5) whether it results in direct threat to health/safety or substantial property damage.
From the ordinance
It is the policy of the City of Orinda, pursuant to the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act... to provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodation in regulations and procedures to ensure equal access to housing.