[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
A.
The
purposes of this Chapter are:
1.
To secure for all individuals within the City freedom from any unlawful
discriminatory practice, through the exercise of the City's local
authority.
2.
To implement within the City the policies embodied in Missouri and
Federal human rights established by constitutional provisions and
legislation and to promote cooperation between the City and the State
and Federal agencies enforcing such constitutional provisions and
legislation.
[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings indicated below:
The Missouri Commission on Human Rights.
A person who has filed a complaint with the Commission alleging
that another person has engaged in a prohibited discriminatory practice.
As defined by applicable law (see Section 213.040, RSMo.).
As defined by applicable State and Federal law (see 42 USC
12102, Section 213.010, RSMo.).
Any illegal treatment based on race, color, religion, national
origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
age, disability or familial status, or other status protected by law.
As defined by applicable law (see Section 213.010, RSMo.).
As defined by applicable law (see Section 213.010, RSMo.).
The gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or
other gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or without
regard to the individual's designated sex at birth.
As defined by applicable law (see Section 213.040, RSMo.).
Includes one (1) or more individuals, corporations, partnerships,
associations, organizations, labor organizations, legal representatives,
mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, trustees, trustees
in bankruptcy, receivers, fiduciaries or other organized groups of
persons.
As defined by applicable law (see Section 213.010, RSMo.).
Includes to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant
for consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.
A person who is alleged to have engaged in a prohibited discriminatory
practice in a complaint filed with the Commission.
Male or female heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality,
by preference, practice or as perceived by others, but not including
sexual preference or practice between an adult and a minor.
Any form of discrimination as defined herein.
[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
A.
It
shall be an unlawful housing practice:
1.
To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer,
to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, to deny or otherwise
make unavailable a dwelling to any person because of race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, disability or familial status, or any other unlawful
basis.
2.
To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions or privileges
of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or
facilities in connection therewith, because of race, color, religion,
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability or familial status, or any other unlawful basis.
3.
To make, print or publish or cause to be made, printed or published
any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale or
rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation or
discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry,
sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or familial
status, or any other unlawful basis, or an intention to make any such
preference, limitation or discrimination.
4.
To represent to any person because of race, color, religion, national
origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability or familial status, or any other unlawful basis that any
dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when such
dwelling is in fact so available.
5.
To induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling
by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the
neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion,
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability or familial status, or any other legally protected status.
6.
To discriminate in the sale or rental, or to otherwise make unavailable
or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability
of:
7.
To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions or privileges
of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or
facilities in connection with such dwelling, because of a disability
of:
B.
1.
A refusal to permit, at the expense of the person with the disability,
reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied
by such person if such modifications may be necessary to afford such
person full enjoyment of the premises, except that, in the case of
a rental, the landlord may, where it is reasonable to do so, condition
permission for a modification on the renter's agreeing to restore
the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before
the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
2.
A refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices
or services when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such
person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.
3.
In connection with the design and construction of covered multi-family
dwellings for first (1st) occupancy after March 13, 1991, a failure
to design and construct those dwellings in such a manner that:
a.
The public use and common use portions of such dwellings are readily
accessible to and usable by persons with a disability.
b.
All the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises
within such dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons
with a disability in wheelchairs.
c.
All premises within such dwellings contain the following features
of adaptive design:
(1)
An accessible route into and through the dwelling;
(2)
Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and other environmental
controls in accessible locations;
(3)
Reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation
of grab bars; and
(4)
Usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair
can maneuver about the space.
C.
Compliance with the applicable requirements of the American National Standard for Buildings and Facilities providing accessibility and usability for people with physical disabilities, commonly cited as "ANSI A117.1", suffices to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (B)(3)(a) of this Section, unless State or Federal law imposes more stringent requirements.
[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
It shall be unlawful for any bank, building and loan association,
insurance company or other corporation, association, firm or enterprise
whose business consists in whole or in part in the making of commercial
real estate loans to deny a loan or other financial assistance because
of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender,
gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or familial status,
or any other unlawful basis, to a person applying therefor for the
purpose of purchasing, construction, improving, repairing or maintaining
a dwelling, or to discriminate against him/her in fixing of the amount,
interest rate, duration or other terms or conditions of such loan
or other financial assistance because of the race, color, religion,
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability or familial status of such person or of any person associated
with him/her, or any other unlawful basis, in connection with such
loan or other financial assistance, or of the present or prospective
owners, lessees, tenants or occupants of the dwellings in relation
to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or
given.
[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership
or participation in any multiple listing service, real estate brokers'
organization or other service organization or facility relating to
the business of selling or renting dwellings on account of race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, disability or familial status, or any other unlawful
basis.
[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
A.
All
persons within the City of Creve Coeur are free and equal and shall
be entitled to the full and equal use and enjoyment within the City
of any place of public accommodation, as hereinafter defined, without
discrimination or segregation on the grounds of race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
ancestry or disability, or any other unlawful basis.
B.
It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny any other person or to attempt to refuse, withhold from or deny any other person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, services or privileges made available in any place of public accommodation, as defined in Section 230.020 and this Section, or to segregate or discriminate against any such person in the use thereof on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry or disability, or any other unlawful basis.
C.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a private club, a place of accommodation owned by or operated on behalf of a religious corporation, association or society or other establishment which is not in fact open to the public, unless the facilities of such establishments are made available to the customers or patrons of a place of public accommodation as defined in Section 230.020 and this Section.
[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
A.
It
shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice:
1.
To aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the commission of acts prohibited
under this Chapter or to attempt to do so.
2.
To retaliate or discriminate in any manner against any other person
because such person has opposed any practice prohibited by this Chapter
or because such person has filed a complaint, testified, assisted
or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or
hearing conducted pursuant to this Chapter.
3.
For the City to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
ancestry, age, disability or familial status, or any other unlawful
basis, and in connection therewith the City shall afford benefits
based on marital status in compliance with State and Federal law.
4.
To discriminate in any manner against any other person because of
such person's association with any person protected by this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 5262 §1, 7-23-2012]
A.
Nothing
in this Chapter shall be construed to invalidate or limit any law
that requires dwellings to be designed and constructed in a manner
that affords persons with disabilities greater access than is expressly
required by this Chapter.
B.
1.
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 or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical
damage to the property of others.
2.
Limits the applicability of any reasonable restriction regarding
the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling, nor
does any provision of said Sections regarding familial status apply
with respect to housing for older persons.
3.
Shall prohibit conduct against a person because such person has been
convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture
or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined by Section 195.010,
RSMo., or other applicable law.
C.
Nothing
in this Chapter shall prohibit a religious organization. association
or society or any non-profit institution or organization operated,
supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization,
association or society from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy
of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial
purpose to persons of the same religion. or from giving preference
to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted
on account of race, color or national origin. Nor shall anything in
this Chapter prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public,
which as an incident to its primary purpose or purposes provides lodging
which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from
limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodging to its members or
from giving preference to its members.
D.
Nothing in this Chapter, other than the prohibitions against discriminatory advertising in Subsection (A)(3) of Section 230.030, shall apply to:
1.
The sale or rental of any single-family house by a private individual
owner, provided the following conditions are met:
a.
The private individual owner does not own or have any interest in
more than three (3) single-family houses at any one time; and
b.
The house is sold or rented without the use of a real estate broker,
agent or salesperson or the facilities of any person in the business
of selling or renting dwellings and without publication, posting or
mailing of any advertisement. If the owner selling the house does
not reside in it at the time of the sale or was not the most recent
resident of the house prior to such sale, the exemption in this Section
applies to only one (1) such sale in any twenty-four (24) month period.
2.
Rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or
intended to be occupied by no more than four (4) independent households,
if the owner actually maintains and occupies one (1) of such living
quarters as his/her residence.
[Ord. No. 5680, 1-27-2020]
A.
Any
person residing in or seeking to reside in a dwelling in the City
(or their representative) may submit to the office of the City Administrator
a signed written request pursuant to the Federal Fair Housing Act
and/or Americans with Disabilities Act for reasonable accommodation(s)
in City ordinances, rules, policies, practices, or services, with
supporting documentation, when necessary to afford that person or
someone in their household an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a
dwelling in the City. For leased property, the request shall include
a signed statement of support from the property owner if and when
available, or an explanation of the status of related requests made
to the property owner.
B.
If
the City Administrator or their delegee determines that there are
other applicable procedures besides this Section to facilitate consideration
of such a request, such as application to the Planning and Zoning
Commission or Board of Adjustment, they shall promptly provide the
person making the request with the information and forms needed to
utilize such procedures.
C.
If
the City Administrator or their delegee determines there are no other
applicable procedures besides this Section, they shall promptly evaluate
and make a determination on the request, including the reasonableness
and necessity of the requested accommodation. In the course of making
such evaluation and determination, the City Administrator or their
delegee may request additional information from the person making
the request or other sources, including affidavit(s). Such determination
may grant or deny the request, with or without conditions, or grant
alternative accommodation(s).
D.
The
City Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to the requesting
party, the property owner, and the Mayor and City Council of the determination
made on such a request and post such determination with other public
notices at the Government Center and on the City website. Such determination
shall be final unless the City Council on its own motion or on request
of any interested person approves a resolution changing the determination
within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice thereof from the City
Administrator.
E.
While
such a request is pending, any prosecution for ordinance violation
related to the request shall be suspended. To the extent a request
is granted, any prosecution for related ordinance violation shall
be dismissed. The City Administrator shall inform the prosecutor when
a request is pending and of the final decision thereon, when applicable.
F.
A request
may be amended while under consideration, but once a determination
has become final no similar request may be made by or on behalf of
the same person(s) absent demonstration of a substantial change in
circumstances as determined by the City Administrator.
G.
Any
final determination shall supersede the subject ordinance, rule, policy,
practice or service to the extent and for the period of time stated
therein, without the need for adoption of an ordinance. A final determination
may be used as evidence in any prosecution of a violation of this
Chapter by a property owner or prosecution of any other ordinance
violation.
H.
An
applicant may request that specific medical information submitted
to the City in support of their application be held on a confidential
basis, subject to approval of such request by the City Administrator
or their delegee pursuant to applicable law.
