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Kaysville planning commission pauses final action on allowing religious uses in nonresidential zones
Summary
The commission opened a review of a text amendment intended to bring city code into compliance with the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act but later paused final recommendation after procedural and wording concerns; staff will revise language and re-notice the item.
Planning commission members discussed and debated a proposed text amendment that would allow religious uses to be treated as a permitted conditional use in certain nonresidential zones and bring Kaysville into compliance with the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
Staff told commissioners the amendment was intended to remove barriers that can arise when religious uses are limited to residential zones and to avoid discrimination claims under federal law. “It’s essentially a law that…
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