§ 36-1. Declaration of findings and policy.

The county council finds and declares it to be county policy, applicable to the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Volusia County:

(1)

To protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all individuals to be free from all forms of discrimination, including discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, familial status, sex, personal gender identity or sexual orientation; to promote by enactment of this chapter the public health, safety and welfare of all individuals who live in, visit, and work in Volusia County; and to ensure that all individuals within Volusia County have equal access to employment, housing, and public accommodations;

(2)

To foster and encourage growth and development in a manner that will ensure all individuals throughout Volusia County an equal opportunity to live free of discrimination imposed by age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, familial status, sex, personal gender identity or sexual orientation; and

(3)

To secure for all individuals throughout Volusia County freedom from discrimination because of age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, familial status, sex, personal gender identity or sexual orientation, to protect their interest in personal dignity, to make Volusia County secure against strife and unrest, to preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare, and to promote the interests, rights, and privileges of individuals by enacting a private cause of action against such discriminatory practices.

(Ord. No. 2011-17, § I, 5-19-11)