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Attachment # 5 <br />Letter to Deny a Request for a Reasonable Accommodation <br />[Letterhead] <br />[Date] <br />[Name] <br />[Street Address] <br />South Bend, Indiana [Zip Code] <br />Re: [Address of Dwelling] <br />Dear <br />You submitted a request for an accommodation to this office on [date]. A copy of your request is <br />attached. This office denies your request because we find that [choose all that apply]: <br />The people who will live at the dwelling are not persons with disabilities because: <br />_ The accommodation that you requested is not necessary in order for a person with disabilities to <br />have an equal opportunity to live in a dwelling of his or her choice because: <br />_ The accommodation is not reasonable because it would create an undue administrative or financial <br />burden for the City as follows: <br />_ The accommodation is not reasonable because it would fundamentally alter the comprehensive <br />plan or master zoning plan of the City as follows: <br />This decision was made because [give reasons/explanation]. We relied on the following <br />information to reach our decision: [list relevant information]. If we have denied your application based <br />on noncompliance with provisions of the South Bend Municipal Code [such as occupancy, ventilation or <br />parking rules] and you may wish to file a request to waive those provisions. <br />You have the right to appeal this denial, within fifteen (15) days of the date this decision. Appeals <br />from the adverse decision shall be made in writing to this Office and will be submitted to the Area Board <br />of Zoning Appeals. All appeals must contain a statement of the grounds of the appeal. <br />20 <br />