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Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17959, the City Council of the City of Sebastopol hereby finds that the provisions of this chapter are reasonably necessary because, according to the City’s Certified Housing Element, approximately 15 percent of the City’s noninstitutionalized residents have physical conditions that affect their abilities to live independently in conventional residential settings. Individuals with mobility difficulties may require special accommodations to their homes to allow for continued independent living. The City Council of the City of Sebastopol hereby finds that the provisions of this chapter are reasonable to enhance the full life cycle use of housing without regard to the physical abilities or disabilities of a home’s occupants or guests in order to accommodate a wide range of individual preferences and functional abilities.

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17959, the City Council of the City of Sebastopol hereby finds that the provisions of this chapter are substantially the same as the Model Universal Design Local Ordinance adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development.