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Reasonable Accommodations
The ordinance, which was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on November 28, 2011, creates an administrative procedure for persons with disabilities to request reasonable accommodation from land use and zoning standards or procedures, when those standards or procedures are a barrier to equal housing access, pursuant to state and federal Fair Housing laws. The ordinance applies to all the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.
Updates
- Board of Supervisors Package (PDF)
- RPC Hearing Continued to May 25, 2011
- RPC Package (PDF)
- Hearing Packet for February 23, 2011
- Staff Report (PDF)
- 1. Draft Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance (PDF)
- 2. Letter from Attorney General Bill Lockyer, May 2001 (PDF)
- 3. Focus Group Meeting Summaries; 2009 (PDF)
- 4. Comparison of other local jurisdictions’ procedures (PDF)
- 5. Draft Department of Regional Planning Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Guidelines; January 19, 2011 (PDF)
- 6. Sample Reasonable Accommodation Application Materials; 2010 (PDF)
- 7. Draft Initial Study and Negative Declaration; January 19, 2011 (PDF)
- 8. Tracked Changes Version of Public Release Draft, February 10, 2011 (PDF)
- 9. Draft Resolution (PDF)
- Hearing Notice (PDF)
Outreach
To facilitate the development of the Reasonable Accommodations ordinance, the Department of Regional Planning is hosted a series of focus group discussions with affected individuals and interested groups. There will be multiple opportunities to participate as the ordinance develops.
- Introduction to Reasonable Accommodations Presentation (PDF)
- Focus Group I – Meeting Notes (PDF)
- Focus Group II – Meeting Notes (PDF)
Here is a link to the ordinance: http://file.lacounty.gov/bos/supdocs/64955.pdf