Idaho City Settles RLUIPA Suit By Church

AP reported Wednesday on the settlement of a RLUIPA lawsuit that was filed last month in federal district court in Idaho. No Limits Christian Ministries had sued the city of Mountain Hope (ID) challenging the city's denial to the church of a conditional use permit that would allow it to worship in a vacant building it owned.  The suit claimed that religious groups were specifically excluded under the zoning law while other organizations were not.  The settlement provides that the church's use of its building will be treated as a permitted use under the zoning ordinance. The city's mayor said that he and city council were unaware of RLUIPA.