§ 17-22. Religious organizations and private clubs exemption.

(a)

This chapter does not prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from:

(1)

Limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion; or

(2)

Giving preference to persons of the same religion, unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race, color, sex, national origin, familial status or disability.

(b)

This chapter does not prohibit a private club not open to the public that, as an incident to its primary purpose, provides lodging that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of that lodging to its members or from giving preference to its members.

(Ord. No. 06-412, § 2(Exh. A), 4-26-06)