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PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH v. VILLAGE OF SUSSEX

No. 00-2328.

246 Wis.2d 502 (2001)

2001 WI App 139

631 N.W.2d 229

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ACADEMY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF SUSSEX and Board of Fire Appeals, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Andrew J. Zbaracki of Tikalsky, Raasch & Tikalsky, Waukesha.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of H. Stanley Riffle and Julie A. Aquavia of Arenz, Molter, Macy & Riffle, S. C., Waukesha.

Before Brown, P.J., Nettesheim and Anderson, JJ.

¶ 1. ANDERSON, J.

Peace Lutheran Church and Academy (Church) seeks a variance from a requirement of the Village of Sussex's Fire Prevention Code that an automatic fire sprinkler system be installed in its original building. The Church contends that such a requirement is violative of the freedom of worship and freedom of conscience because it is a burden on sincerely held religious beliefs. We conclude that the decision...

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