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The following practices are not violations of this chapter: A. For a religious organization to restrict the occupancy of any of its housing facilities or accommodations which are operated as a direct part of its religious activities to persons who are members of the denomination involved or who agree to conform to the moral tenets of that religious organization. This exception does not include housing facilities or homeless shelters that are generally made available to the public at large as part of the religious organization's mission, proselytizing, or religious activities. B. For the owner of an owner-occupied, one-family or two-family dwelling, or a housing facility or public accommodation facility, respectively, devoted entirely to the housing and ac...

A. Unless prohibited by federal or state law, a landlord shall maintain and retain records of tenant application forms, and other pertinent data and records required in this chapter, for a minimum of one year from the date of application, and shall allow the administering or enforcing agencies to access such records, with appropriate notice and at a mutually agreeable time, to monitor or verify compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. B. At no time shall the administering or enforcing agencies require a landlord to provide any information or documents the disclosure of which would violate local, state or federal law. C. Anytime a landlord does not maintain or provide adequate records documenting compliance with this chapter or does not allow reas...

The City Manager or his or her designee shall publish on the City website and make available to landlords, in all languages spoken by more than 5% of the City population, a notice suitable for posting that informs housing applicants of their rights under this chapter. This notice shall be updated on or before December 1 of any year in which there is a change in the language spoken by more than 5% of the City population.

The provisions of this chapter are to be enforced through any of the mechanisms provided at Article III of Chapter 18 , §§ 18-9 through 18-13 .

No complaints seeking the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter may be filed with the City prior to November 30, 2020.

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission of the City of Kalamazoo 10-31-1983 by Ord. No. 1295 ; amended in its entirety 7-21-2008 by Ord. No. 1844 . Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES City bus system — See Ch. 11 . Traffic Code — See Ch. 36 . Vehicles for hire — See Ch. 37 .

This chapter shall be known as the "Kalamazoo Transportation Center Ordinance of the City of Kalamazoo."

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

CITY MANAGER The City Manager of the City of Kalamazoo or the designee of the City Manager.

DANGEROUS WEAPON A loaded or unloaded firearm, whether operable or inoperable, a knife with a blade over three inches in length, a knife opened by a mechanical device, brass knuckles, and similar objects or devices.

DIRECTOR OF THE KTC The person holding that title, and any other person in charge of the day-to-day operations of the KTC, or their designees.

INTRACITY BUS A bus that operates only in Kalamazoo County.

INTERCITY BUS A common carrier, such as Greyhound or Indian Trails;

KALAMAZOO TRANSPORTATION CENTER ("KTC") The premises and grounds located at 459 North Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan; for the purposes of this chapter, it shall more specifically include the area within the following boundaries: A. On the east and west, inside the existing sidewalks; B. On the north, south of the existing building that lies immediately to the north of the railroad tracks; and C. On the south, within the existing fencing or, where there are gaps in the fencing, the imaginary line between the existing fencing.

SMOKE The possession by a person of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or other lighted smoking device.

A. No person shall be or remain upon the KTC premises unless: (1) Intending to depart on a train or an intercity or intracity bus, scheduled to depart within 60 minutes, in which case said person shall depart on the next departing train or bus for the destination of interest; (2) Waiting for a passenger on an arriving train or intercity bus scheduled to arrive within the next 60 minutes; (3) Accompanying a person intending to depart on a train or intercity bus scheduled to depart within the next 60 minutes; or (4) Using one of the businesses found within the KTC building, in which case said person must conduct his or her business in a reasonable time, then depart the KTC building as soon the business transaction is concluded (unless allowed to remain at t...

A. The following process shall apply to the banning of a person from the KTC premises: (1) A written ban shall be provided to the affected person, specifying the ban's duration and describing the nature of the violation. (2) The duration of a ban imposed by the Director of the KTC or a Public Safety Officer shall not be for more than one year. (3) Unless otherwise indicated, a ban shall not bar the person from riding an intracity bus, only from being upon the KTC premises. B. A person who has received a ban from a Public Safety Officer may request a hearing before the Director, and a person who has received a ban from the Director may request a hearing before the City Manager, subject to the following provisions: (1) The request for a hearing shall be in ...

The KTC is intended to accommodate and provide security for the traveling public. Access to the KTC by other persons is restricted to further those purposes. In light of these purposes, the City designates the KTC as a non-public forum with the intention of limiting, consistent with applicable First Amendment jurisprudence, expressive activity and other conduct permitted on the premises.

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission of the City of Kalamazoo as Adm. Code §§ A224 through A224.8A. Amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Building code — See § 9-21 et seq. Open containers and consumption of alcoholic beverages at Kalamazoo Mall — See § 22-42.1 . Equal distribution of tag day solicitations and sales in mall areas — See § 25-94 . Streets and other public property — See Ch. 33 . Traffic Code — See Ch. 36 . Bicycle riding at Kalamazoo Mall — See §§ 36-225 and 36-226.