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September 10, 2011 1 Volume 5 1 No. 17 Zoning Bulletin <br />Religious Discrimination —City Zoning Code <br />Requires Religious Organizations to Obtain <br />Conditional Use Permit <br />Code does not require such a permit for other secular <br />membership organizations <br />Citation: Centro Familiar Cristiano Buenas Nuevas v. City of Yuma, <br />2011 WL 2685288 (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 (ARIZONA) (07/12/11)—This case addressed the <br />issue of whether a local zoning ordinance violated the federal Religious <br />Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"). In addressing <br />this issue, the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, set forth <br />criteria for analyzing whether a municipal zoning code treats religious <br />organizations "on less than equal terms" than similarly situated nonreli- <br />gious assemblies, in violation of RLUIPA. <br />The Background/Facts: Centro Familiar Cristiano Buenas Nuevas <br />(the "Church") was a Christian congregation of around 250 members. <br />2 <br />pra <br />profes <br />ti son <br />ct ma <br />require l <br />or, other professional <br />Zoning Bulletin is published arid copyrighted by Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O.Box <br />64526 St Paul, MN 55164-0526. For subscriptioninformation: 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 />m to photocopy please contact the Copyght rlCle`arance Center at 222 Rosewooc <br />MA 0192'3 USA (978) 750 8400 fax (97,8) 646 8600 or West'sTCopyright Sernces,al <br />Dive Eagan MN 55123 fax, (651) 687:7551 Please outline the specific matena <br />ember of opies you wish to`distnbute and the purpose or formatofthe use <br />was created to provide you with accurate and authoritative information'concernins <br />tter cover <br />ed however this publication,was not necessanly;prepared',by person: <br />dice <br />law m a particular jurisdiction The publisher is not engaged m rendering lega <br />swnal advice and this publication is nota substitute for the.advice ofaenn attorney <br />egalor other expert advice you should seek the services of a compett attorne <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 • C. 2011 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />QuinlanTM is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />© 2011 Thomson Reuters <br />