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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2014-25 (REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION POLICY)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE V OF WELLINGTON'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY ADDING CHAPTER 13 "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION", SETTING FORTH A PROCEDURE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS TO VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES AND ESTABLISHING AN APPEAL PROCESS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of the Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance No. 2014-25.
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EXPLANATION: Addition of Section 5.13.1 of Chapter 13, Article V to the Wellington Land Development Regulations.
This section codifies the Village's reasonable accommodation policy. "Reasonable accommodation" is a statutorily established method that allows an individual who is disabled/and or handicapped, as those terms are defined in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or the Fair Housing Amendments Act, to request a modification or alteration in the application of a specific code provision, rule, policy or practice to them.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: NO
FIRST READING: SECOND READING: YES
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: NONE
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance No. 2014-25.