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Church Sues To Challenge Zoning Denial

By Howard M. Friedman

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The Danbury (CT) News-Times today reports that a Christian congregation, His Vineyard, Inc., has filed suit in state court-- apparently under RLUIPA-- challenging Danbury's denial of a request for a variance. The church wants to build in an area zoned industrial. The Zoning Board denied the request because it wants to keep industrial areas for economic development. However the church says it should be treated the same as hotels which are permitted in industrial areas, since both are places of public assembly.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on July 07, 2008 (boomark / email).

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