§ 18-84. Prohibited.

Discriminatory practices in places of public accommodation are hereby prohibited and declared unlawful. For the purpose of this section, it shall be a discriminatory practice:

(1)

For any person being the owner, operator, lessee, manager, agent or employee of any place of public accommodation to refuse, deny or make a distinction, directly or indirectly, in offering its goods, services, facilities, and accommodations to any person, as covered by this article, because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, except where a distinction because of sex is necessary because of the intrinsic nature of such accommodation.

(2)

For any person, whether or not specifically enjoined from discriminating under any provisions of law, to aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any of the acts forbidden under this section or to attempt to do so.

(3)

For any person to refuse, deny, make a distinction, directly or indirectly, or discriminate in any way against persons because of the race, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry of such persons in the full and equal use and enjoyment of the services, facilities, privileges and advantages of any institution, department or agency of the state or any political subdivision or municipality thereof.

(Code 1964, § 11-17; Code 1988, § 18-57; Ord. No. 54685, § 1, 3-4-1976; Ord. No. O-23-18 , §§ 1, 2, 5-31-2018)