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March 10, 2015 I Volume 9 1 Issue 5 Zoning Bulletin <br />governor Deval Patrick, say the bill would "prevent the construction of a <br />much needed affordable housing project." <br />Source: http://needhmn.wickedlocal.com <br />NEW YORK <br />In his recent State of the City address, Mayor de Blasio stated that the <br />City is "creating a mandatory inclusionary zoning requirement that will ap- <br />ply to all major residential rezonings." " In every major rezoning develop- <br />ment, [the City]. will require developers to include affordable housing—not <br />as an option; as a precondition," he said. Reportedly, this policy is being <br />considered for East New York, East Harlem, Long Island City, Flushing <br />West, the Bronx's Jerome Avenue corridor, the Staten Island's Bay Street <br />corridor, and nine soon -to -be -named neighborhoods. <br />Source: New York Magazine; http://nyinag.com <br />TEXAS <br />A district judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to bar an Orthodox <br />Jewish community from worshiping at a private home. The plaintiff had <br />charged that the single-family home was not being used as such and as <br />required by the property owner's association, and cited problems with traf- <br />fic and parking. The judge pointed to state and federal laws— the Texas <br />Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the federal Religious Land Use <br />and Institutionalized Persons Act—that protect religious practice "from <br />government overreach." <br />Source: The Dallas Morning News; http://www.dallasnews.coin <br />12 © 2015 Thomson Reuters <br />