General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland

HOUSING, Chapter 44.24 The City shall consider funding a program to makeaccessibility improvements to rental units to be occupied bypersons with disabilities. The City could use a portion offuture CDBG Grant funds for this purpose. The City wouldcontract with a public agency or non-profit housingorganization to administer the program.Responsibility:Funding Source:City StaffCommunity Development Block GrantCDBGTime Frame: 20064.25 The City shall amend its municipal code to provideindividuals with disabilities reasonable accommodationthrough rules, policies, practices, and procedures that maybe necessary to ensure equal access to housing. The purposeof this is to provide a process for individuals withdisabilities to make requests for reasonable accommodationin regard to relief from the various land use, zoning, orbuilding laws, rules, policies, practices and/or proceduresof the City.Responsibility:City StaffPlanning CommissionCity CouncilTime Frame: 20064.26 The City shall distribute literature on universal design,disabled accessibility, and the City’s reasonableaccommodation procedures (see Program 25) through theBuilding Department.Responsibility:Time Frame:City Staff2005 (2006 for reasonableaccommodation procedures)4.27 The City will support and assist with applications forfarmworker housing funding. The City shall makeinformation available about potential sites for farmworkerhousing.Responsibility:Time Frame:City StaffOngoingWheatland General Plan Policy Document, Part II 4-11July 11, 2006