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City of South Bend, Indiana <br />Reasonable Accommodations Policies and <br />Procedures in Zoning and Land Use Decisions <br />Table of Contents <br />Introduction.............................................................................. ............................... 3 <br />Definitions................................................................................. ..............................3 <br />Pol icies..................................................................................... ..............................5 <br />1. Reasonable Accommodation Pol icy ...................................... ..............................5 <br />2. Authority to Provide Reasonable Accommodations ................... ..............................5 <br />3. General Principles for Providing Reasonable Accommodations ..... ..............................5 <br />Procedures................................................................................. ..............................6 <br />1. Reviewing Authority and Summary of Process ......................... ..............................6 <br />2. Evaluating a Request for Reasonable Accommodation ................ ..............................7 <br />3. Making the Process Accessible ............................................ ..............................7 <br />4. Obtaining More Information From a Person Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation ........ 8 <br />5. Guidelines for Determining " Necessity ................................... ..............................8 <br />6. Guidelines for Determining " Reasonabl eness" .......................... ..............................8 <br />Attachments............................................................................... .............................10 <br />Attachment # 1 — Application Form .................................... ............................... I ... l l <br />Verification of Disability Status Form ................. .............................16 <br />Attachment # 2 — Letter to Request Additional Information from the Applicant ...................17 <br />Attachment # 3 — Letter to Schedule an Inspection of the Dwell ing .... .............................18 <br />Attachment # 4 — Letter to Grant a Request for a Reasonable Accommodation ....................19 <br />Attachment # 5 — Letter to Deny a Request for Reasonable Accommodation ......................20 <br />Appendix: <br />South Bend Common Council Resolution Establishing Reasonable Accommodation <br />Policies and Procedures in Zoning and Land Use Decisions Within the City of South Bend <br />Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of <br />Justice — Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act. <br />Joint Statement of the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development — Group Homes, Local Land Use, and the Fair Housing Act. <br />