Borough of Glassboro v. Vallorosi

The narrow issue presented in this case is whether a group of ten unrelated college students living in defendants’ home constitutes a “family” within the definition of a restrictive zoning ordinance. The Borough of Glassboro concedes that a primary purpose of the ordinance was to prevent groups of unrelated college students from living together in the Borough’s residential districts. The ordinance limits residence in such districts to stable and permanent “single housekeeping units” that constitute either a “traditional family unit” or its functional equivalent. The Chancery Division…