Big Box Religion

Officials in DuPage County, Illinois are considering creating zoning tailored specifically at banning large religious facilities that they say are not in keeping with neighborhood character.

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February 28, 2011, 9:00 AM PST

By Tim Halbur

Robert Sanchez reports:

"County board member Grant Eckhoff said it's rare these days for the county to receive building requests for "little community churches" attended by people who live in a neighborhood. "Now we've got churches or religious institutions that are drawing people from all over the area," he said."

New zoning would address the parking, traffic and density issues involved in large religious buildings.

""When you address the physical size of the building - in addition to the parking - you are going to have smaller religious institutions," Eckhoff said. "It's also going to reduce the number of worshippers and make it more of a local religious institution.""

FULL STORY: DuPage board’s plan would avoid ban on places of worship

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in Daily Herald

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