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I 11/96(ord/fairhsg)(LEGAL(WGC/nhm) ORDINANCE NO. 96- 23 AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 309 "FAIR HOUSING", TO DELETE ANCESTRY, MARITAL STATUS, AND AGE AS PROTECTED CLASSES, THEREBY ATTAINING CONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE FAIR HOUSING LAWS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE, WHEREAS, Indian River County, Florida has adopted a Fair Housing ordinance as Chapter 309 of the Indian River County Code, and; WHEREAS, the policy declaration of that ordinance was to be in keeping with the laws of the United States of America, to promote fair housing, and, WHEREAS, neither the Federal Fair Housing Act nor the Florida Fair Housing Act extend "protected class" status to those discriminated against based on ancestry, marital status, or age, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that Indian River County Code Chapter 309, Fair Housing, Section 309.01, Section 309.03(1); Section 309.03(1)o, Section 309.03(1)p, Section 309.03(2); Section 309.03(3); and Section 309.06(3)c are hereby amended to delete ancestry, marital status, and age as classes protected from discrimination as follows: SECTION 1. Amend Indian River County Code Section 309.01 "Declaration of policy" to read: "Section 309.01. Declaration of policy. It is the policy of Indian River County, in keeping with the laws of the United States of America, to promote through fair, orderly and lawful procedure the opportunity for each person so desiring to obtain housing of such person's choice in this county, without regard to race, color, Ayi¢¢¢t Ib/ national origin, religion, sex, ;6A X AX / ¢ AtiA¢/ familial status/ or handicap, and, to that end, to prohibit discrimination in housing by any person." SECTION 2. Amend Indian River County Code Section 309.03 "Unlawful housing practices" to read: CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; words underlined are additions.