RES 345 Week 5 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Ashford University

RES 345 Week 5 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Ashford University 


Week 5 - Discussion 1


  Zoning Issues and the U.S. Constitution

The Ohio Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc. sought to construct a church building in a residential area in Lakewood, Ohio. Lakewood's residential zoning prohibited churches in all residential districts. The Ohio Congregation brought suit challenging the ordinance as unconstitutional and a breach of the freedom of exercise clause of the constitution. What result?

 

Guided Response: Analyze several of your peers’ postings and identify some key challenges to the ordinance. What, if any, aspects of the ordinance are unconstitutional?  Respond to, at least, two of your peers identifying possible amendments to the ordinance. What, if any, zoning issues might the Lakewood residents raise to prohibit the construction of the church?

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