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Wisconsin Board Rejects RLUIPA Argument In Zoning For Bible Camp

By Howard M. Friedman

The Oneida County (Wisconsin) Board of Adjustment has rejected a RLUIPA claim and has upheld the denial of a conditional use permit for construction of a Bible camp on Squash Lake near Rhinelander (WI). Yesterday's Rhinelander Daily News reports that the zoning ordinance would allow a church or a school to be built on the site, but the Board ruled that a camp and conference center are not permitted even though the lodge would contain a chapel and classrooms. The Board concluded that denial of the permit did not impose a "substantial burden" on the free exercise of the two brothers who sought to build the recreational camp. Other sites in the county are available where the camp could be built.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on January 14, 2010 (boomark / email).