2014-32 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 28 - UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION

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SECTION 2-5. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning: (A) "Age" means the chronological age of a person who is at least 40 ears old, except with regard to any practice described in Article 6, insofar as that practice concerns trai 'ng or apprenticeship programs. In the case of training or apprenticeship programs, for the purposes of icle 6, "age" means the chronological age of a person who is 18 but not yet 40 years old. (B) "Charge" means an allegation filed with the Human Rights Commission by an aggrieved party,pursuant to Article 4. (C) "Commission" means the Human Relations Commission created by this Chapter. (D) "Complainant"means a person who makes a complaint or files a charg . (E) "Complaint" means the formal pleading filed with the Commission y an aggrieved party pursuant to Article 4. (F) "Disability" means a determinable physical or mental characteristic o a person, including, but not limited to, a determinable physical characteristic which necessitates the pe son's use of a guide, hearing or support dog, the history of such characteristic, or the perception of such characteristic by the person complained against, which may result from disease, injury, congenital ndition of birth or functional disorder and which characteristic: (1) For purposes of Article 6 is unrelated to the person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position; (2) For purposes of Article 8, is unrelated to the person's abilit to acquire, rent or maintain a housing accommodation; (3) For purposes of Article 9, is unrelated to a person's ability to util'ze and benefit from a place of public accommodation.