Title 8 - Human Rights

8.10.030 Unlawful Discriminatory Practices

In order to protect specific individuals within the city from discrimination on the basis of their Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, it shall be a duty of each individual or entity doing business within the city to not commit the following Unlawful Discriminatory Practices:

1. A.
   Employment - It shall be an Unlawful Discriminatory Practice for an Employer to refuse to hire or employ, or to discharge from employment or to otherwise discriminate against an otherwise qualified Employee in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment, because of the Employee’s Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. This Chapter shall not apply to a Religious Organization with respect to the employment of individuals performing work connected with the carrying on of the organization’s religious teaching, ministry, religious duties or practices, advancement of religion, or other religious activities.
2. B.
   Housing - It shall be an Unlawful Discriminatory Practice for an individual or entity to discriminate against any individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale or Rent of real property within the city including Rental Housing, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of an individual’s Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, or to discriminate against any individual in such individual's use or occupancy of Rental Housing within the city because of the Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity of individuals with whom such individual associates. This provision shall not apply to the Rent of real property containing dwelling units occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four persons or families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such dwelling units as the owner's residence. Additionally, nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit:

   1. 1.
      A Religious Organization or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a Religious Organization, from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of real property or Rental Housing which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to individuals of the same religion or individuals who promote the religious principles for which it is established or maintained, or from giving preference to such individuals.
   2. 2.
      A Nonprofit Fraternal or Social Association/Corporation, which as an incident to its primary purpose or purposes provides real property or Rental Housing which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such real property or Rental Housing to individuals who are members or individuals who promote the principles for which it is established or maintained, or from giving preference to such individuals.
3. C.
   Public Accommodation - It shall be an Unlawful Discriminatory Practice for the owner, operator, lessee, manager, agent or Employee of any Place of Public Accommodation to refuse, deny or make a distinction, directly or indirectly, in offering its goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations to any individual because of their Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. Nothing in this Chapter shall be interpreted to apply to a Religious Organization’s performance of a religious function, including but not limited to the:

   1. 1.
      provision of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations related to the solemnization or celebration of a marriage, or
   2. 2.
      performance of its religious teachings, ministry, religious duties or practices, advancement of religion, or other religious activities.

(History:  Ord. HRC-3266 § 3, 2019)

Effective on: 1/1/1901