CHAPTER 130: PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Section
130.01 Discrimination
130.02 Damaging Street Signs or Guide Posts
130.03 Weapons
130.04 Defacing, Damaging, or Destroying Public Buildings or Property
130.99 Penalty
'130.01 DISCRIMINATION
(A) General provision. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any act of discrimination or engage in any discriminary practice as defined in this section.
(B) Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing or other real property. It shall be unlawful for any owner, real estate broker, salesperson, or other person or any agent thereof:
(1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap.
(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, sex, national origin, or handicap.
(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, sex, national origin, or handicap, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.
(4) For profit, 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, sex, national origin, or handicap.
(C) Discrimination in financing of real estate. It shall be unlawful for any person whose business consists in whole or in part in the appraising of property or the making of real estate loans, to deny a loan or other financial assistance to an applicant therefor, or to discriminate against such applicant in the fixing or amount, interest rate, duration, or other terms or conditions of such loan or other financial assistance, or to make a lower appraisal valuation because of the race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or handicap of the applicant, or of any person connected with the applicant in connection with the loan or other financial assistance or the purposes of the loan or other financial assistance, or of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants, or occupants of the dwelling or dwellings in relation to which the loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given; or because of the presence or absence, or the prospective presence or absence, within a neighborhood of concentrations of persons of a particular race, sex, handicap, color, religion, or national origin.
(D) Discrimination in employment.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to discriminate against any person by treating the person differently or by excluding from or failing or refusing to extend to any person equal opportunities with respect to hiring, termination, compensation, or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, or handicap.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any employer to fail to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped employee or prospective employee, or to fail to make reasonable accommodations to the religious observance or practice of any employee or prospective employee, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to employment that indicates a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, color, national origin, or handicap.
(E) Discrimination by labor organizations. It shall be unlawful for a labor organization:
(1) To exclude or expel from its membership, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap.
(2) To limit, segregate, or classify its membership, or applicants for membership, or to classify or fail or refuse to refer for employment any individual in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities, or would limit employment opportunities, or otherwise adversely affect his or her status as an employee or as an applicant for employment, because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap.
(3) To cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an individual in violation of this section.
(F) Discrimination in public accommodations. It shall be unlawful for any person or establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public to discriminate against anyone because of race, sex, color, religion, national origin or handicap.
(G) Discrimination in education. It shall be unlawful for any person, establishment, or governmental agency regularly engaged in the offering of educational services to discriminate against anyone because of race, sex, color, national origin, or handicap.
(H) Other unlawful practices.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce the doing of any act declared by this section to be unlawful.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obstruct the fair and lawful enforcement of this section by coercing or intimidating any complainant or prospective complainant, or any witness to any act made unlawful herein, or by destroying any records, documents, or other evidence relevant to any alleged unlawful discriminatory practice as defined in this section, after such person has received actual notice of a discrimination charge or has been served notice of a complaint filed.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to discriminate against any other person with regard to, or to deny any other person access to or opportunities in, employment, real estate transactions, education, or public accommodations because any such other person has opposed any practice made unlawful by this section, or because such other person has made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this section.
[Ord. G-84-13, passed 7-10-84]
'130.02 DAMAGING STREET SIGNS OR GUIDE POSTS
It is unlawful for any person to mutilate, destroy, tamper with, or damage any of the street signs and guide posts in the City.
[Ord. 571, passed 4-16-45]
'130.03 WEAPONS
(A) No person shall discharge, shoot, or fire any pistol, rifle, shotgun, air gun, pellet gun, or any spring or air operated gun capable of emitting projectiles, any slingshot, bow and arrow, crossbow, or any device designed to propel a projectile by explosives or by air or by spring pressure within the corporate limits of the City except in cases where special written permission has been granted by the Chief of Police. Such permission given shall be revoked if unsafe and dangerous acts are evident.
(B) This Section shall not be construed as prohibiting discharge of a weapon:
(1) in defense of life or property under otherwise lawful circumstances;
(2) by law enforcement officers in performance of their duties;
(3) at public or private shooting ranges where permission has been granted by the Chief of Police to construct or operate said range, or
(4) by a person while engaged in farming as may be reasonable or necessary to the farming operation.
(C) The Chief of Police shall establish guidelines for permits; these guidelines shall be received and approved by Council at Council's discretion.
(D) An affected applicant/permittee may appeal denial of a permit to the Board of Works.
[Ord. G-94-18, passed 11-22-94]
'130.04 DEFACING, DAMAGING, OR DESTROYING
PUBLIC BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY
It is unlawful for any person to deface, damage, destroy, or vandalize any public buildings or property of the City.
[Ord. G-12-64, passed 6-9-64]
'130.99 PENALTY
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
[Ord. G-94-18, passed 11-22-94]
