ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS 1993 (2)

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(ii) all the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within such dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs; and (iii) all premises within such dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design~ (I) an accessible route into and through the dwelling; (II) light, switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations; (III) reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and (IV) usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual, in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space. (4) Compliance with the appropriste requirements Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and of the American National Standard for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for physically handicapped people (commonly cited as "ANSI All7.1") suffices to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3)(C)(iii). (5) Nothing in this subsection requires that a dwelling be made .available to an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals of whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others. Section 5. DISCRIMINATION IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE-RELATED TRANSACTIONS: (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. (b) As used in this section, the term "residential real estate-related transaction" means any of the following: (1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance: (A) for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, maintaining a dwelling; or (B) secured by residential real estate. or (2) The selling, b~okering, or appraising of residential real property. (c) Nothing in this ordinance prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take i~to consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.