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December 10, 2010 I Volume 4 I No. 23 Zoning Bulletin <br />opening in the city, violating rights to freedom of speech, assembly, <br />exercise of religion and equal protection." The ordinance at issue <br />"prohibits any new religious institutions from opening on industrial <br />or commercial property within Hazel Park city limits. It allows for <br />religious institutions to open, with approval from the city, in residen- <br />tial areas." However, as of March 3, 2010, "there is no collection of <br />parcels of land within the residential districts that is available for a <br />religious use property "; "[t]he city is 100 percent developed for resi- <br />dential use." The church is asking the court "to find the ordinance <br />in question is unconstitutional, and ... to invalidate the ordinance so <br />that the church can purchase and assemble in [a particular building <br />in the city.]" <br />Source: C&G Newspapers; www.candgnews.com <br />NEW :JERSEY <br />The state Legislature is considering an affordable housing bill <br />(A3447) and amendments. Among other things, the bill would allow <br />"towns that fall short on their affordable - housing obligation [to] re- <br />zone 20 percent of their developable land to allow for housing for <br />people who earn up to 150 percent of their region's median income." <br />The bill would also eliminate the Council on Affordable Housing. <br />One legislator has said the bill provides a "zoning obligation," not <br />an "affordable- housing obligation." <br />Source: The Star - Ledger; www.nj.com <br />Editorial Questions or Comments: westquinlan @thomsonreuters.com <br />12 © 2010 Thomson Reuters <br />