[Adopted 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-4]
[Amended 5-17-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-05; 3-18-2014 by Ord. No.
2014-02]
The following words and phrases when used in
this article shall have the meanings given to them in this section
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
COMMERCIAL HOUSING
Housing accommodations held or offered for sale or rent (a)
by a real estate broker, representative or by any person pursuant
to authorization of the owner; (b) by the owner himself/herself; or
(c) by legal representatives, but shall not include either rental
of a room or rooms in a personal residence or the rental of one living
unit other than that of the owner in a personal residence, when such
room, rooms or living unit is offered for rent by the owner or by
his/her broker, salesperson, agent or employee.
COMMISSION
The New Hope Borough Human Relations Commission, as established
under this article.
COUNCIL
The Council of the Borough of New Hope.
DISCRIMINATION
Any difference in treatment in hiring, referring for hire,
promoting, training, in membership in employee or labor organizations,
in rendering service in places of public accommodation, or in the
sale, lease, rental or financing of housing because of a person's
sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religious creed,
ancestry, age, sex, national origin, familial status or non-job-related
handicap or disability or the use of a guide or support animal because
of the blindness, deafness or physical handicap of any individual
or independent contractor.
EMPLOYER
Any person who employs one or more employees exclusive of
parents, spouse or children, including the Borough, its departments,
boards and commissions, but excluding any fraternal, sectarian, charitable
or educational group which is operated, supervised or controlled by
or in connection with a religious organization, or religious group.
EMPLOYMENT
Shall not include the employment of individuals as domestic
servants or in a personal or confidential capacity.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
Any person regularly undertaking with or without compensation
to procure opportunities to work or to procure, recruit, refer or
place employees.
GENDER IDENTITY
Self-perception, or perception by others, as male or female,
and shall include a person's appearance, behavior, or physical characteristics,
that may be in accord with, or opposed to, one's physical anatomy,
chromosomal sex, or sex assigned at birth; and shall include, but
is not limited to, persons who are undergoing or have completed sex
reassignment.
HOUSING ACCOMMODATION
Any building, structure or portion thereof which is used
or occupied or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied
as the home residence or sleeping place of one or more individuals,
groups, or families, and any vacant land offered for sale or lease
for commercial housing.
LABOR ORGANIZATION
Any organization which exists for the purpose, in whole or
in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning
grievances, terms, or conditions of employment or of other mutual
aid or protection in relation to employment.
LENDING INSTITUTION
Any bank, insurance company, savings and loan association
or any other person or organization regularly engaged in the business
of lending money or guaranteeing loans.
LIVING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating
purposes and to be occupied by no more than one family, one group
or one individual.
OWNER
Includes lessee, sublessee, assignee, manager, agent, or
any other person having the right of ownership or possession or the
authority to sell, rent, or lease any housing accommodation, including
the Borough and its departments, boards and commissions.
PERSONAL RESIDENCE
A building or structure occupied by the owner thereof as
a bona fide residence for himself/herself and any member of his/her
family forming his/her household containing living quarters occupied
or intended to be occupied by either no more than two individuals,
two groups or two families living independently of each other, or
no more than three roomers living independently of each other in addition
to the owner thereof and any of his/her family forming his/her household.
[Added 5-17-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-05]
A. There
is hereby established a Human Relations Commission in and for the
Borough of New Hope.
B. The Commission
shall consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of five individuals,
all of whom shall be residents of or be employed in New Hope Borough.
C. Commission
members shall represent the diversity of New Hope Borough. Commission
members shall not be employees of New Hope Borough, nor elected or
appointed officials of New Hope Borough.
D. Members
of the Commission shall serve terms not to exceed three years. The
terms of members shall always be staggered in such a manner so at
least one expires annually. The Council may appoint any member for
less than a three-year term to ensure staggered terms.
E. The Council may appoint at least one but no more than three persons to serve as alternate members of the Commission. The term of office of an alternate member shall be as provided in Subsection
D of this section.
F. Members
of the Commission are strictly volunteers, and shall serve without
compensation.
G. The Council
hereby grants to the Commission only the powers, duties and responsibilities
specifically set forth in this article.
It shall be an unlawful public accommodations
practice for any person being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager,
superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public accommodation,
resort or amusement to:
A. Refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person because
of his/her sexual orientation or gender identity either directly or
indirectly, any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges
of such place of public accommodation, resort or amusement.
B. Publish, circulate, issue, display, post or mail,
either directly or indirectly, any written or printed communication,
notice or advertisement to the effect that any of the accommodations,
advantages, facilities, and privileges of any such place shall be
refused, withheld or denied to any person on account of sexual orientation
or gender identity, or that the patronage of any person of any particular
sexual orientation or gender identity is unwelcome, objectionable
or not acceptable, desired or solicited.
[Adopted 3-18-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02]
The following words and phrases when used in this article shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
LIFE PARTNERSHIP
A committed and long-term relationship between two life partners.
LIFE PARTNERSHIP DECLARATION
The form or forms that register a life partnership in the
Life Partnership Registry pursuant to the provisions of this article.
LIFE PARTNERSHIP REGISTRY
The records repository maintained by New Hope Borough, wherein
life partners with a mutual residence may register their life partnership.
MUTUALLY RESPONSIBLE
An arrangement meaning that life partners contribute to each
other's maintenance, well-being and financial support.
MUTUAL RESIDENCE
The permanent home where both life partners reside and perform
those tasks normally associated with one's continuing home.
New Hope Borough shall issue a confirmation that the life partner
has registered his or her life partnership in accordance with the
provisions of this article and that such life partnership registration
is valid and outstanding to any health care facility, employer, funeral
or burial caretaker, educational institution or any other private
or public entity, to the extent such third party seeks corroboration
of the life partnership of a life partner.