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

HOUSING, Chapter 4GOAL 4.DEnsure equal housing opportunityPOLICIES4.D.1. The City shall support equal housing opportunities to allwithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,age, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, familystatus, size of household, or physical handicap.4.D.2. The City shall undertake educational efforts to ensure thatall segments of the population are aware of their rights andresponsibilities regarding fair housing.4.D.3. The City shall ensure that fair housing practices are appliedto all housing offered within the city.4.D.4. The City shall encourage the housing industry to complywith fair housing laws and practices.IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS4.28 The City shall display multi-lingual fair housing posters inprominent locations in City buildings and facilities, andthroughout the city, and shall distribute informationalmaterials about fair housing laws to social service and otherpublic agencies within the city.Responsibility:Time Frame:City Staff2005 and ongoing thereafter4.29 The City shall develop working agreements with local fairhousing organizations to expedite referrals to fair housingenforcement agencies, and ensure that complainants receiveassistance in filing charges with enforcement agencies.Responsibility:Time Frame:City Staff2005 and ongoing thereafter4.30 The City shall meet annually with the building industryand provide industry representatives with informationfrom the State Department of Fair Employment andHousing regarding Fair Housing Laws, and shall encouragelocal builders to include equal housing opportunityreferences in their advertising.Wheatland General Plan Policy Document, Part II 4-12July 11, 2006