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92-9535 Equal OpportunityKuhmC- Priming — Salina. Kansas (Published in The Salina Journal September o2s, 1992) ORDINANCE NUMBER 92-9535 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13-104 OF THE SALINA CODE PERTAINING TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTION. Kansas: BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Section 1. That Section 13-104 of the Salina Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 13-104. Limitations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a religious organization, association or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association or society, from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, national origin or ancestry. Nor shall anything in this chapter prohibit a nonprofit private club in fact not open to the public, which as an incident to its primary purpose or purposes provides lodgings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members. (b) Nothing in this chapter, other than the prohibitions against discriminatory advertising as provided in subparagraph (3) of Section 13-101, and amendments thereto, shall apply to: (1) The sale or rental of any single family house by an owner, provided the following conditions are met: a. The owner does not own or have any interest in more than three single family houses at any one time; and b. the house is sold or rented without the use of a real estate broker, agent or salesperson or the facilities of any person in the business of selling or renting dwellings. If the owner selling the house does not reside in it at the time of the sale or was not the most recent resident of the house prior to such sale, the exemption in this subsection applies to only one such sale in any 24 -month period; or (2) rooms or units in buildings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four (4) families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as the owner's residence. Kuhn Galt Priming —Sabina, Kansas (c) (1) Nothing in this chapter limits the applicability of any reasonable local, state or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling. Nor does any provision in this chapter regarding familial status apply with respect to housing for older persons. (2) As used in this subsection 'housing for older persons' means housing: a. provided under any State or Federal program that the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons (as defined in the State or Federal Program); or for b. intended for, and solely occupied by, persons sixty-two (62) years of age or older; or factors must also be C. intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit. In determining whether housing qualifies as housing for older persons under this subsection the following factors must also be present: (i) the existence of significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of older persons, or if the provisions of such facilities and services is not practicable, that such housing is necessary to provide important housing opportunities for older persons; and (ii) that at least eighty percent (80%) of the units are occupied by at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit; and (iii) the publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures which demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older. (3) Housing shall not fail to meet the requirements for housing for older persons by reason of: a. persons residing in such housing as of the date of enactment of this Act who do not meet the age requirements of subsections (2) (B) or (c) ; provided, that new occupants of such housing meet the age requirements of sections (2)(B) or (C); or b. Unoccupied units; provided, that such units are reserved for occupancy by persons who meet the age requirements of subsections (2) (B) or (C) . (d) Nothing in this chapter prohibits conduct against a person because such person has been convicted two or more times by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in section 102 of the federal controlled substances act (21 U.S.C. 802)." K,hn-Cox Printing — Salina Kansas Section 6. That the existing Section 13-104 of the Salina Code is hereby repealed. Section 7. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper. SEAL) ATTEST: w..,Ltw�.. S1�u,w Jacqu line Shiever, CMC City Clerk Introduced: September 14, 1992 Passed: September 21, 1992 Carol E. E. Begg s, Mayor or