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March 25, 2011 I Volume 5 I No. 6 Zoning Bulletin <br />Rezoning —City Denies Churches Applications <br />For Rezoning and Conditional Use Permit to <br />Allow "Assembly Use" <br />Church argues denials substantially burden the church's <br />religious exercise in violation of RLUIPA <br />Citation: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel v. City of San <br />Leandro, 2011 WL 505028 (9th Cir. 2011) <br />The Ninth Circuit has jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, California, <br />Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. <br />NINTH CIRCUIT (CALIFORNIA) (02/1S/11)—This case addressed <br />the issue of whether a city's denial of a church's rezoning and conditional <br />use permit applications substantially burdened the church's religious ex- <br />ercise in violation of the Federal Religious Land Use and Institutional- <br />ized Persons Act of 2000 ("RLUIPA") (42 U.S.C.A. S 2000cc(a)(1)). <br />The Background/Facts: International Church of the Foursquare Gos- <br />pel ("ICFG") had a dramatically increasing membership. ICFG deter- <br />mined that its present location in the city was too small to support its <br />or authorization to photocopy, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center at 222'Rosewood <br />Drive, Danvers, MA 01923,- USA ;(078) 750-8400; fax (978) 646-8600 or Wesst'stopyrightservices at <br />610 Opperman!Drive, Eagan MN 55123, fax (651) 687-7551. Please outline:thespecific material <br />involved, the number of copies you wish to distribute and the purpose or format of the use. <br />This publication was created to provide you with accurate and authoritative information concerning. <br />the subject matter covered; however, this publication was not necessarily prepared by persons <br />licensed to practice law in a particular jurisdiction. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal <br />or other professional advice and this publication is not a substitute forthe advice of an attorney. <br />If you require legal or other expert advice, you should seek the services of a competent attorney <br />or other professional. <br />Zoning Bulletin is published and copyrighted by Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box <br />64526 St. Paul, MN 55164-0526. For subscription information: call (800) 229-2084, or write West, <br />Credit Order Processing, 620 Opperman Drive, PO Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 55164-9753. <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes to, Zoning Bulletin, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. <br />Paul, MN 55164-0526. <br />WEST® <br />610 Opperman Drive • P.O. Box 64526 • St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1-800-229-2084 • email: west.customerservice®thomsonreuters.com • west.thomson.com/quinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 • © 2011 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />QuinlanTM is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />2 © 2011 Thomson Reuters <br />