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<br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Special Exception/Freedomof Religion-Religious <br />society claims denial of special exception substantially <br />burdens its exercise of religion in violation of federal <br />and state law <br /> <br />,...-:-.~. <br />( . <br />( ) <br /> <br />Society also claims denial was not supported by substantial <br />evidence <br /> <br />Citation: Cambodian Buddhist Soc. of Connecticut, Inc. v. Planning <br />and Zoning Com'n of Town of Newtown, 285 Conn. 381, 2008 WI.. <br />248053 (2008) <br /> <br />The Cambodian' Buddhist Society of Connecticut, Inc. (the "Soci- <br />ety") owned property in Newtown, Connecticut. The property was <br />zoned farming and residential. The town's zoning regulations al- <br />lowed religious facilities to be built in a residential zone by special <br />exception. The Society applied to the town's zoning commission (the <br />"town") for a special exception to the zoning regulations. The So- <br />ciety sought to construct a 7,618 square foot building to house a <br />meditation temple and a meeting hall, as well as 148 parking space~ <br />for 450 society members expected to attend multiple annual Bud- <br />dhist festivals. t. '} <br /> <br /> <br />THOMSON <br />* <br />VVEST <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive. P.O. Box 64526. St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1-BOO-229-20B4. email: westcustomerservice@thomson.com.west.thomson.comlquinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 . @ 2008 ThomsonNVest. All Rigt)ts Reserved. Quinlan™ is a ThomsonNVest brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />138 <br />