Legal Opinion
Rhema Christian Center v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 1986No. 84-1627PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
For a second time, the Board of Zoning Adjustment denied Rhema Christian Center’s application for a special exception to operate a parochial school at its church in a residential neighborhood. Rhema contends: (1) the school is an accessory use of the church and therefore must be permitted as of right; (2) the Board’s refusal to permit this accessory use violated Rhema’s constitutional right to the free exercise of religion; (3) alternatively, because public schools are permitted as of right in residential neighborhoods, and because the Board has granted special…
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