Disabled/ ADA
	Policies from previous housing element:
	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	Policy H (D-2): Encourage alterations to existing structures 	Burlingame
	that improve access for physically disadvantaged.
	H-E-1-c First-Time Homebuyer Program. Establish a 	Foster City
	revolving fund to provide low interest and/or deferred second
	 mortgages. Target: 2002. Responsible Agency: Community 
	Development Agency.  
	H-B-2-b Facilitate Non-Profit Rehabilitation/Maintenance 	Foster City
	Assistance. Start a community outreach program to help the 
	disabled and elderly maintain or rehabilitate their homes to 
	match households in need with non-profit organizations 
	(such as Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April, churches, 
	service clubs, or Girl or Boy Scouts) that can provide 
	assistance. Target: 2002. Responsible Agency: Community 
	Development Department.  
	Policy 5.2: Promote adaptability and accessibility of 	Daly City
	residential units for disabled occupants.
	Policy 5.3: Encourage economic integration in housing.	Daly City
	H-D-6 Second Units. The City will continue to allow 	Foster City
	secondary dwelling units ("granny flats") in R-1 zones, 
	subject to specific development standards and requirements.
	(C.11) Independent Living. The City shall continue to 	Redwood City
	provide housing rehabilitation assistance and accessibility 
	modification to existing residential structures for persons with
	 disabilities and for frail and elderly persons by contracting 
	with appropriate providers.
	(C.12) Disabled Persons. The City is currently undertaking an	Redwood City
	 analysis of governmental constraints affecting access to 
	housing and supportive services and affordability for housing
	 for persons with disabilities based on guidelines prepared by
	 the California Department of Housing and Community 
	Development (SB 520). See HE for areas of analysis.
	(3.361A) Enforce uniform building code regulations 	Atherton
	regarding provision of access for handicapped in residential 
	(3.362A) The Town shall continue to enforce the uniform 	Atherton
	building code regulations regarding provision of 
	handicapped access in residential structures.
	(H3.14) Adaptable Units for the Physically Disabled. The City	Millbrae
	 will ensure that new housing includes units that can be 
	adapted for use by disabled residents.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(H3.15) Density Bonuses for Handicapped Access Features. 	Millbrae
	The City may allow up to a one-for-one density bonus, up to 
	25% of the number of units otherwise allowed, in projects 
	where handicapped accessible features and fixtures are 
	incorporated in dwelling units.
	(H3.20) Reasonable Accommodations for the Disabled. To 	Millbrae
	ensure equal access to housing for people with disabilities 
	and to provide reasonable accommodation for people with 
	disabilities in the City's rules, policies, practices, and 
	procedures related to zoning, permit processing, and 
	building codes. 
	Program H2a: Identify suitable sites for housing for the 	Brisbane
	elderly and persons with disabilities or other special needs.
	Program H2b: To encourage housing designed for persons 	Brisbane
	with disabilities, reduce the parking requirements for units 
	designed and dedicated for use by persons with disabilities 
	and provide a density bonus for housing projects of 20 units 
	or more that provide at least 8% of the units for persons with 
	disabilities.
	(HIP-29) Adaptable Units for the Disabled. The City will 	Millbrae
	ensure that new housing includes units that can be adapted 
	for use by disabled residents. Target: 2% of the units built by
	 2009. Target: 2% of the units built by 2009. Responsible 
	Agency: Community Development Department.
	(HIP-31) Designate an ADA Coordinator and Provide 	Millbrae
	Information on Reasonable Accommodation. See HE for 
	additional details. Target: 2006. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department.
	(HIP-35) Encourage Special Needs Housing. Encourage non-	Millbrae
	profit developers to target housing projects for identified 
	special needs groups in Millbrae, including seniors, families 
	with children, single parents, young families, lower income 
	households, and the disabled. Encourage housing 
	developers to design units that meet the needs of these 
	special needs groups. Target: Ongoing. Responsible 
	Agency: Community Development Department; Planning 
	(3.1) The City shall continue to give special attention in 	South San Francisco
	housing programs to the needs of special groups, including 
	the disabled, large families, the elderly, and families with 
	low incomes. (New Policy)
	(3.5) Consistent with State law, the City shall require the 	South San Francisco
	inclusion of handicapped accessible units in all housing 
	projects. In all new apartment projects with five or more 
	units, State law requires that 5 percent of the units 
	constructed be fully accessible to the physically disabled. 
	(3.5A) The City shall review development plans to assure 	South San Francisco
	consistency with state handicap and accessibility laws and 
	require modifications for accessibility. (Existing Program 
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(3.5B) The City shall review its Zoning Ordinance and other 	South San Francisco
	development procedures to ensure compliance with fair 
	housing laws and ensure that these regulations do not create
	 a hardship for persons with disabilities. The City shall 
	amend its Zoning Ordinance and change its permit 
	processing procedures, as needed, to facilitate accessibility 
	for disabled persons.
	(3.6) The City shall continue to support programs to modify 	South San Francisco
	existing units to better serve the needs of disabled citizens. 
	(Existing Policy 3D)
	(3.6A) The City shall continue to provide funds to make 	South San Francisco
	housing units accessible to the disabled. (Existing Program 
	3D-1)
	(3.7) The City shall provide reasonable accommodation for 	South San Francisco
	individuals with disabilities to ensure equal access to 
	housing. The purpose of this is to provide a process for 
	individuals with disabilities to make requests for reasonable 
	accommodation in regard to relief from the various land use,
	 zoning, or building laws, rules, policies, practices and/or 
	(3.7A) The City shall amend its Municipal Code as necessary	South San Francisco
	 to provide individuals with disabilities reasonable 
	accommodation in rules, policies, practices, and procedures 
	that may be necessary to ensure equal access to housing. 
	(3.7B) The City shall create a public information brochure on	South San Francisco
	 reasonable accommodation for disabled persons and 
	provide that information on the City’s website.
	Program H5b: Analyze and determine whether there are 	Brisbane
	constraints on the development, maintenance and 
	improvement of housing intended for persons with 
	disabilities, consistent with Senate Bill 520 enacted January 
	1, 2002, the federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair 
	Employment and Housing Act. Include in the analysis an 
	evaluation of existing land use controls, permit processing 
	procedures, and building codes. Address any constraints 
	found by removing them or providing reasonable 
	accommodation for housing intended for persons with 
	Program H5c: Adopt and publicize a no fee Zoning 	Brisbane
	Administrator/Building Official procedure for promptly 
	processing Requests for Reasonable Accommodation for 
	Individuals with Disabilities, subject to public notice and 
	findings, including whether a requested accommodation is 
	reasonable within the meaning of fair housing laws, so as 
	not to impose undue financial and administrative burdens 
	on the City or require a fundamental alteration in the nature 
	of the City's building and zoning regulations.
	(3.4) Provide for supportive services for special needs groups,	Belmont
	 including seniors, large families, the disabled and single 
	parents, among others.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	H-F-2 Special Needs. Encourage a mix of housing units 	Foster City
	throughout the City including those for lower income seniors,
	 families with children, single parents, young families, 
	victims of domestic violence, and the disabled.
	H-F-2-a Facilities and Services for Special Needs. Support 	Foster City
	housing that incorporates facilities and services to meet the 
	health care, transit or social service needs of households with
	 special needs, including seniors and persons with 
	disabilities. Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: 
	Community Development Department.
	H-F-2-c Density Bonuses for Handicapped Access Features. 	Foster City
	The City may allow a one-for-one density bonus, up to 25% 
	of the number of units otherwise allowed, for developers who
	 provide actual handicapped access features and fixtures. 
	Target: Ongoing. Responsible Agency: Community 
	Development Department.
	H-F-2-d Adaptable/Accessible Units for the Disabled. The 	Foster City
	City will ensure that new housing multi-family includes units 
	that are accessible and adaptable for use by disabled 
	persons in conformance with Chapter 11 of the California 
	Building Code. Target: 2% of the units built. Responsible 
	Agency: Community Development Department.
	Program 4-A2 Review the Zoning Ordinance to identify 	Hillsborough
	provisions that could pose constraints on the development of
	 housing for persons with disabilities, and amend the 
	ordinance as needed to expedite retrofit efforts to comply 
	with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), require ADA 
	compliance in all new development that is subject to ADA, 
	and provide adequate flexibility in the development of 
	housing for persons with disabilities.
	(5-I) Expedite permit review and waive planning, building 	San Bruno
	and license fees on projects providing housing affordable to 
	Very Low, Low, and Moderate income households, seniors, 
	and persons with disabilities.
	(7-I) Prepare and adopt a Reasonable Accommodation 	San Bruno
	Ordinance to guide provision of housing for persons with 
	disabilities.
	(14.48) Expand Housing Choices by Increasing the Diversity 	San Mateo County
	of Housing Types. Expand the housing choices for special 
	needs groups by using techniques in this chapter to help 
	increase the variety in location, size, type and price of 
	housing available. Special needs groups include, but are 
	not limited to, the elderly, disabled, youth, large families, 
	households headed by single parents, farm laborers, and the
	(14.49) Provide Affordable Housing Opportunities and 	San Mateo County
	Supportive Services for the Elderly or Disabled. See HE for 
	list of programs.
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	Policy	Jurisdiction 	Notes
	(2.15) Open Choice. Continue efforts towards the elimination	San Mateo
	 of discrimination based on race, religion, sex, nationality, 
	age or physical handicap that prevent free choice in 
	(2.16) Special Needs Groups. Continue existing support for 	San Mateo
	programs that assist special needs groups (the elderly, large 
	families, female heads of households, and the handicapped 
	and disabled).
	(5.0) Addressing the housing needs of households with 	East Palo Alto
	members who are elderly, physically disabled, HIV positive 
	or are living with AIDS, homeless, at-risk youth leaving the 
	foster care system, small and large families, and female-
	headed households.
	(7) Housing Accessibility for Disabled Persons. Enable 	Woodside
	mobility-impaired persons to access their homes.
	(23) Access for Disabled Persons. Modify the Town's Zoning 	Woodside
	Code to specify that group homes with six (6) or fewer 
	persons are permitted uses in all residential districts, as 
	required by State law. Also modify the Zoning Code to 
	provide an exception process whereby the Planning Director 
	is authorized to administratively approve minor deviations 
	for retrofitting existing residences for adequate access for 
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