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Nothing in this chapter shall:

A. Apply to the renting, subrenting, leasing or subleasing of a single-family dwelling, wherein the owners or persons entitled to possession thereof normally maintain, or intend to maintain, their residences, homes or abodes;

B. Be interpreted to prohibit any person from making a choice from among prospective purchasers or tenants of property on the basis of factors other than the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a disabled person, or race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, sex, marital status, families with children status or sexual orientation;

C. Make it an unfair practice or a denial of civil rights for any public or private educational institution to separate the sexes or give preference to or limit use of dormitories, residence halls, or other student housing to persons of one sex or to make distinctions on the base of marital or families with children status;

D. Apply the provisions of this chapter prohibiting discrimination based on families with children status to housing for older persons as defined by the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Section 3607(B)(1) through (3) or authorize requirements for housing for older persons different than the requirements of such amendments;

E. Require structural changes, modifications, or additions to make facilities accessible to a disabled person except as otherwise required by law. However, such exception shall not permit discrimination based on the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service dog by a blind, deaf, or physically disabled person under the conditions or for the reasons set forth in RCW 49.60.222(2) as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. (Ord. 1478 §6, 2015; Ord. 1050 §6, 1997; Ord. 383 §4, 1975; Ord. 89 §7, 1968).