19.74.060 Findings and decision.
A. Findings. The written decision to grant or deny a request for reasonable accommodation will be consistent with the Acts and shall be based on a consideration of the following factors:
1. Whether the housing which is the subject of the request will be used by an individual considered disabled under the Acts.
2. Whether the request for reasonable accommodation is necessary to make specific housing available to an individual with a disability under the Acts.
3. Whether the requested reasonable accommodation would impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the city.
Whether the requested reasonable accommodation would require a fundamental alteration in the nature of a City program or law, including but not limited to land use or zoning.
4. Whether the requested reasonable accommodation would adversely impact surrounding properties or uses.
5. Whether there are reasonable alternatives that would provide an equivalent level of benefit without requiring a modification or exception to the City’s applicable rules, standards and practices.
6. Whether the accommodation would alter the significance of a historic structure.
B. Conditions of approval. In granting a request for reasonable accommodation, the review authority may impose any conditions of approval deemed reasonable and necessary to ensure that the reasonable accommodation would comply with the findings required by Subsection A above.
C. Written Decision. The decision on the request for reasonable accommodation shall be in writing, mailed to the applicant, and explain in detail the basis of the decision, including the reviewing authority’s findings required by this Chapter. All decisions shall give notice of the applicant’s right to appeal pursuant to the appeals process set forth in this Chapter. (Ord. 2014-3 § 11, 2014.)