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a r CITY OF NORTFI OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 98- 85 BY: MAYOR NORMAN MUSIAL AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW AND REVISED CHAPTER 1901 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO ENTITLED "FAIR HOUSING CODE" PROVIDING FOR A FAIR HOUSING POLICY CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF 42 U. S. C. § 1981 (CIVIL RIGHTS ACT) AND 42 U. S. C. § 3601 (FAIR HOUSING ACT) AND OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 4112.02 (H) (FAIR HOUSING ACT) PROHIBTI7NG DISCRIMINATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE SALE, RENTAL, AND OCCUPANCY OF DWELLINGS IN THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, ANCESTRY, FAMILIAL STATUS, AGE, SEX UAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR HANDICAP; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, this Council, on September 17, 1996, adopted Ordinance No. 96-154, which provided for the creation of Chapter 1901 of the North Olmsted Codified Ordinances, entitled "Fair Housing Code" ; and WHEREAS, thereafter the Mayor's Office submitted a copy of said Ordinance No. 96-154 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of obtaining a ruling that said legislation was substantially equivalent to Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City was subsequently advised by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that certain changes should be made to Sections 1901.03(C), (F), (I), (K), and (M), 1901.05(F) and (H), 1901.07(A), (C), (D), (E), and (F), 1901.15, 1901.19, and 1901.21, of Ordinance No. 96-154; and WHEREAS, this Council desires to adopt a new Ordinance which creates a new and revised Chapter 1901 of the Codified Ordinances, entitled "Fair Housing Code," which incorporates a11 of the changes in Ordinance No. 96-154 as requested by the federal government; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: