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Residential retreat centers frequently violate zoning codes

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Local city councils do not care about your weekend of silence. Many makeshift ashrams and retreat houses operate illegally in suburban neighborhoods, inevitably getting slapped with massive municipal fines for lacking proper commercial parking and hospitality permits.

Residential retreat centers frequently violate zoning codes
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