The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that every person within the City has the right to seek housing without undue discrimination. Discriminatory housing practices can be detrimental because they impede the social and economic progress of the City by preventing all of the City’s citizens from contributing to or fully participating in the cultural, spiritual, social and commercial life of the community, which is essential to the growth and vitality of the City’s neighborhoods and businesses. While the Utah Fair Housing Act, Utah Code Section 57-21-1 et seq., addresses housing related discrimination based on race; color; religion; sex; national origin; familial status; source of income; and disability, it does not address discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It is further the purpose of this chapter to provide a clear and comprehensive mandate for the prevention and elimination of discrimination in housing in the City against individuals based upon sexual orientation or gender identity and this chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve that purpose. (Ord. 10-23, 2010)