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Not exactly my favorite topic, but my community is beginning to look at the issues related to religious institutions in residential areas. Our community is approximately 80% Agricultural/Residential zoning, and churches are currently permitted in the zone.
Issues have been raised about impacts of religious land use and residential land use. Throw on top of this the RLUIPA act of 2000 (and the session I attended at APA in Chicago on the subject)...and I have a lovely situation to deal with.
I oversaw a workshop meeting last night, flushing out all of the issues, concerns, and comments.
My question to the Cyburbanites is this: How many of you have regulations regulating religious uses? What types of things are regulated? Do you find that most are issues that are addressed at a site plan review level, or through zoning?
Any feedback is appreciated! This looks like a few months of workshops before we actually get to writing anything, so I figured I'd get a head start on any ideas that may be out there.
Issues have been raised about impacts of religious land use and residential land use. Throw on top of this the RLUIPA act of 2000 (and the session I attended at APA in Chicago on the subject)...and I have a lovely situation to deal with.
I oversaw a workshop meeting last night, flushing out all of the issues, concerns, and comments.
My question to the Cyburbanites is this: How many of you have regulations regulating religious uses? What types of things are regulated? Do you find that most are issues that are addressed at a site plan review level, or through zoning?
Any feedback is appreciated! This looks like a few months of workshops before we actually get to writing anything, so I figured I'd get a head start on any ideas that may be out there.