| RLUIPA Rulemaking Project |
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| Introduction |
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On October 1, 2009, the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) directed the department to initiate an Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) administrative rulemaking project.
This action addresses a recent decision by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) that determined the commission’s rule that prohibits churches in exclusive farm use (EFU) zones, which are also within 3 miles of an urban growth boundary (UGB), was invalid as applied to a particular development proposal in Jackson County, because it violated the “equal terms” provision of RLUIPA.
The LUBA opinion states that the rule treats churches on less than equal terms with other, secular, places of assembly. The department believes that the rule should be revised to be consistent with the opinion.
At the same October 1 meeting, LCDC appointed an advisory committee to advise the department and the commission (see below). Based on input and recommendations from the committee, LCDC anticipates adopting new or amended administrative rules in the spring of 2010.
For more information, please contact Michael Morrissey at 503-373-0050 ext. 320, or via email at michael.morrissey@state.or.us, or Katherine Daniels at 503-373-0050 ext. 247, or via email at katherine.daniels@state.or.us.
If you would like to be placed on the contact list for this project, please contact Casaria Tuttle at 503-373-0050 ext. 322, or via email at casaria.r.tuttle@state.or.us.
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| Meeting Materials for the Committee |
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January 14, 2010
December 3, 2009
November 9, 2009
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| Committee Members |
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Greg Macpherson (Chair)
Land Conservation and Development Commission
James Bean
Citizen
Luis Caraballo
Salem-Keizer School District
Mollie Eder
LCDC's Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee
Dave Hunnicut
Oregonians In Action
Jim Johnson
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Peter Kenagy
Farmer
Kate Kimball
1000 Friends of Oregon
Amanda Rich
Oregon Recreation and Parks Association
Art Schlack
Association of Oregon Counties
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| Link to Meetings Page |
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Meetings of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Advisory Committee are open to the public. To view a list agendas and minutes of these meetings, please go here.
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