Legal Opinion
Westgate Tabernacle, Inc. v. Palm Beach County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 20, 2009No. 4D07-3792PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
Westgate Tabernacle appeals a final judgment entered after a jury verdict finding that the imposition of Palm Beach County’s Unified Land Development Code (“ULDC” or “code”) requirements on Westgate’s activities as a homeless shelter did not violate the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“FRFRA”) or the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”). Because the code requirements did not constitute a substantial burden on its religious beliefs, we affirm the final judgment.
Westgate Tabernacle, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation which operates a church…
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