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Zoning Bulletin September 25, 2010 1 Volume 41 No. 18 <br />informed decisions for the long-term welfare of the [c]ity and wanted <br />sufficient time to deliberate." <br />The court concluded that the city was not required to issue a pawn- <br />broker license to Pawn America. <br />See also: Almquist v. Town of Marshan, 308 Minn. 52, 245 N.W.2d <br />819 (1976). <br />See also: Hann v. City of Coon Rapids, 313 N.W.2d 409 (Minn. 1981). <br />Case Note: The court found further support for its conclusion that <br />the city was not acting arbitrarily in the facts that: the city com- <br />pleted the study quickly and the city had adopted a permanent or- <br />dinance soon after the study's completion. <br />Zoning News from Around the Nation <br />CALIFORNIA <br />The reputed "birthplace of the `drive-thru' restaurant" —the town of <br />Baldwin Park —has placed "a nine -month ban on the construction of <br />any new drive-in food emporiums." Reportedly, the ban is meant to <br />"tackle" related traffic issues and obesity. <br />Source: KRMG Morning News; www.krme.com <br />ILLINOIS <br />The DuPage County Board has reportedly proposed "a ban on <br />opening new religious facilities in unincorporated residential areas of <br />the county." The county zoning coordinator said that "[r]oads, wa- <br />ter and sewer systems in residential areas of unincorporated DuPage <br />weren't designed to handle the increased use that comes with places of <br />assembly." The Board has said that the "zoning proposal coinciding <br />with ... Muslim center proposals was coincidental." <br />Source: The Huffington Post; www.huffinntonoost.com <br />MASSACHUSETTS <br />A Republican state senator has "put the brakes on" a proposed <br />"wind siting bill that would give cities and towns 120 days to review <br />and decide upon new wind siting projects, before allowing developers <br />© 2010 Thomson Reuters 11 <br />99 <br />