Rural Growth Limits: Should Churches Be Exempt?

The largest church in King County, WA, sparked the debate over rural growth limits.

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April 24, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"What's under construction here is the largest church in rural King County - 48,500 square feet, about the size of a football field.... Supporters of limits point to TimberLake as an example of what they'd like to prevent. Its sanctuary will seat 800. Its parking lots will accommodate 400 cars."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Church, county dispute: Large facility in rural area spurred move to limit sizes

Monday, April 23, 2001 in The Seattle Times

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