司法部与纽约州 Atlantic Beach 村达成协议：分区法规对宗教用地待遇低于世俗场所
美国司法部 10 月 21 日宣布，已与纽约州 Atlantic Beach 村达成协议，解决该村分区法规违反《宗教土地使用与机构化人员法》（RLUIPA）的指控。司法部指出，该村法规对宗教集会用地施加的条件，比对同类世俗集会场所更为不利，构成差别待遇。
助理司法部长 Harmeet K. Dhillon 与纽约东区联邦检察官 Joseph Nocella Jr. 分别就协议发表声明，强调地方政府在土地使用审批中不得歧视宗教团体。Atlantic Beach 位于纽约州 Nassau 县长岛南岸，是一座临海村庄。协议的具体条款以司法部公布文本为准。
DOJ Settles With Village of Atlantic Beach, N.Y., Over Zoning Code That Disfavored Religious Land Uses
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 21 that it has reached an agreement with the Village of Atlantic Beach, New York, resolving allegations that the village's zoning code violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The department said the code treated religious assembly uses less favorably than comparable secular assembly uses.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon and Joseph Nocella Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, issued statements emphasizing that local governments may not discriminate against religious groups in land-use decisions. Atlantic Beach is a village on the south shore of Long Island in Nassau County, New York. The terms of the agreement are set out in the department's published text.
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