(DOWNLOAD) "Charter Township Delta v. Paul C. Dinolfo" by Supreme Court of Michigan * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Charter Township Delta v. Paul C. Dinolfo
- Author : Supreme Court of Michigan
- Release Date : January 19, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 81 KB
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This case requires us to consider the constitutionality of a township zoning ordinance which limits the occupation of single-family residences to an individual, or a group of two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, and not more than one other unrelated person. We conclude that this ordinance, which prohibits the defendants from including in their households six unrelated persons, is unreasonable and arbitrary and, accordingly, in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Michigan Constitution. In July and September of 1977, the Sierawski and Dinolfo ""families"" moved into homes in plaintiff township. The defendants' homes are located in an R 3, Moderate Density Residential District, which allows for single-family dwellings, duplexes, and quadruplexes. The defendants' homes qualify only as single-family dwellings. Each household consists of a husband and wife, that couple's several children, and six unrelated single adults. All members of these households are members of The Work of Christ Community, a nonprofit and federally tax-exempt organization chartered by the State of Michigan. Each of these households functions as a family in a single housekeeping unit and members intend to reside in their respective households permanently. All of the members of these ""families"" have adopted their lifestyle as a means of living out the Christian commitment that they stress is an important part of their lives.