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Shakopee Planning Commission Meeting
April 6, 2023
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| | | | | | | | | FROM: | Mark Noble, Senior Planner | | TO: | Planning Commission |
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| | | | | | | | Subject:
PUBLIC HEARING - Text Amendment Pertaining to Requests for Reasonable Accommodations |
| | | | | | | | Policy/Action Requested:
Offer a motion of a positive recommendation to the City Council for adoption of the draft Ordinance, approving the Text Amendment regarding Reasonable Accommodations Per the Fair Housing Act. |
| | | | | | | | Recommendation:
Approve the requested action. |
| | | | | | | | Discussion:
City staff is requesting that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the attached draft ordinance amending City Code 151.007, General Regulations, and City Code 151.010, Board of Adjustment and Appeals, by updating the ordinance to include language regarding reasonable accommodations per the Fair Housing Act.
The City has received a number of requests from qualified persons with disabilities seeking fair and equal access to housing, seeking to eliminate barriers to housing opportunities.
Staff have reviewed the proposed language with our legal staff and other communities, and have crafted a purpose, definitions, findings, and an application process that qualified individuals or organizations may explore. The implications and effects of the new and amended sections is relatively minor in nature and generally does not change how the city has already been managing developments based on current controls, best management practices and other industry standards.
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