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Thread #73819   Message #1283519
Posted By: Rabbi-Sol
28-Sep-04 - 06:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: Religious Freedom vs. Local Zoning Laws
Subject: RE: BS: Religious Freedom vs. Local Zoning Laws
You are right artbrooks. It is not a religious requirement that the children live in proximity to their parents. However, they are approaching it from another legal angle. Being that these people are poor and can not afford the expensive single family dwellings, they claim that the laws were specificly crafted to keep them out. Their claim is that the Town & Villages have a legal obligation to set aside areas for low and middle income housing, and failure to do so constitutes discrimination. That is the issue currently before the courts. SOL ZELLER