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May 25, 2017 I Volume 11 I Issue 10 Zoning Bulletin <br />Zoning News from Around the <br />Nation <br />ILLINOIS <br />In early April, the Indiana Senate voted "to approve a bill that would <br />prevent local governments from banning Airbnb and similar short-term <br />rental services." House Bill 1133 would also "limit owners from renting <br />their rooms for 30 consecutive days or more than 180 days per year." The <br />state House of Representatives approved a similar version of the legisla- <br />tion in February. Reportedly, the bill will now "go to a House -Senate <br />conference committee to hammer out a final version." <br />Source: Indianapolis Star; www.indvstarcom <br />MARYLAND <br />Baltimore County is reportedly facing "a pair of federal lawsuits alleg- <br />ing religious discrimination after it denied proposals for two new houses <br />of worship —a Baptist church in Hunt Valley and a synagogue in <br />Pikesville." Each claims that the zoning denials violate their congrega- <br />tions' exercise of freedom of religion. <br />S ource: Baltimore Sun; www.baltimoresun.cor <br />WISCONSIN <br />The state Assembly "has voted to make it easier for towns to withdraw <br />from county zoning, although the change would only apply to Dane <br />County. . . . Currently, towns that want their own zoning can withdraw <br />from the county policy only after its approved in a referendum or at an- <br />nual town meetings. The bill would also allow those votes to happen at <br />special town meetings, with 30 days notice." The measure now heads to <br />the state Senate for consideration. <br />Source: Wisconsin Radio Network; www.wrn.cor <br />12 © 2017 Thomson Reuters <br />