OntarioCanuck - 5/24/2026 19:35

They’re not imposing anything on anyone.    You have no clue about why the zoning ordinance exists and neither do I.  
Well the by law is centred on the church where apparently the members, unlike many other religions, believe alcohol is 'evil' and should not be served within 1,000' of their temple/church.
If it was 1,000' centred on the feed supply then we really would not know why it was in place

You're assuming that the church next to the pizza joint is the reason the ordinance exists.   You do not know that.   Neither of us knows "why" the ordinance exists.    Maybe there was problems in the past with an establishment serving alcohol and a different church.   Neither of us knows.



Put your hate for Christians and Christianity aside for a minute and realize that the law is the LAW until it is changed through the proper procedure.  
Hate? i don't hate i just think people should stick to evidence and not just believe in things, especially things that are outside reality but if that makes them happy I don't do anything to stop them from continuing to just believe in what there is no evidence of existing. I do object to people expecting others to follow rules that are in place to support their belief and stop others from living as they wish.
Yes it is a law and fro the original post the restaurant owner followed the rules and asked for  variance to let him sell beer to his customers who obviously would like to drink the beer or else he would not be able to sell to them.  However the politicians apparently over ruled the decision of the committee they appointed and changed the rules that every had followed


You can deny hating Christians/Christianity all you want, your posting history shows otherwise.     See below on the variance being overturned.



Enforcing the existing law is the correct thing to do in a law abiding civilization.  
Don’t like the law?   Work on changing it.  
as i understand the post the rules of the existing law were followed when the owner of the restaurant asked for a variance and got the agreement from the committee BUT the politicians over ruled their committee and changed the decision.
I wonder if any of the politicians attended the meeting to voice their concerns before the committee made the decision or did they just jump in after and counter the decision after it had been made with info from those who objected?


I'm not sure about where the OP is located but "here" anyway (Iowa), the zoning board does not have the final say over zoning ordinances, the zoning board/committee makes proposals to the city council or the county supervisors which have the final say depending on if its in a city or rural part of the county.    The zoning board/committee has no actual power "here" (Iowa).

Since the OP states "County Commissioners, who unanimously overturned the Board , denying the permit to sell alcohol."    it is quite likely that the zoning board overstepped their bounds with issuing a variance.