Legal Opinion
Redemption Cmty. Church v. City of Laurel
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 8, 2018No. Civil No. PJM 18-411PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETER J. MESSITTE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
*526In 2015, Redemption Community Church (the "Church"), a non-denominational Christian church with currently between 15 and 20 congregants, purchased a property at 385 Main Street in Laurel, Maryland (the "Property") with the intention of operating a coffee shop during the week and a house of worship on Sunday mornings. The Property is located inside the City of Laurel's Commercial Village Zone ("C-V Zone"), which since the date of the purchase has required houses of worship located on less than one acre of land to apply for and receive a special…
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