A. This section shall apply to those persons who are defined as disabled or handicapped under Federal law. A person recovering from substance abuse is considered a person with a disability or handicap; however, a person who is currently engaging in the illegal use of controlled substances is not.

B. A request for a reasonable accommodation may be made by any person with a disability or handicap, his or her legal representative, or a provider of housing for persons with disabilities or handicaps in the city’s and county’s land use and zoning regulations, when the application of such may act as a barrier to affording such person(s) equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling in accordance with the law.

C. A request for a reasonable accommodation may include a modification or exception to the rules, standards, and/or practices for the siting, development, and use of housing or housing-related facilities in this ordinance, that would eliminate regulatory barriers and provide a person with a disability or handicap an equal opportunity to a dwelling of his or her choice.

D. Nothing in this section requires persons with disabilities or handicaps, or operators of family care homes, or group homes for persons with disabilities, or handicaps acting or operating in accordance with applicable zoning, licensing or land use laws or practices, to seek reasonable accommodation under this section.