9.20.030 Civil rights declared.
(a) The right of an otherwise qualified person to be free from discrimination because of that person’s actual or perceived age, color, disability, familial status, gender identity, genetic information, national origin or ancestry, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status is recognized as, and declared to be, a civil right. This right shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The right to obtain and hold employment and the benefits associated therewith without discrimination.
(2) The right to the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges of any place of public accommodation without discrimination.
(3) The right to engage in property transactions, including obtaining housing for rental or sale and credit therefor, without discrimination.
(4) The right to exercise any right granted under this chapter without suffering coercion or retaliation.
(b) Because Federal and State law consistently address unlawful discriminatory and retaliatory practices related to the above-described civil rights, a separate enforcement procedure is not created. (Ord. 20276 § 3, 12-15-20.)