Legal Opinion
City of Livonia v. Department of Social Services
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1985No. Docket Nos. 70315, 70316, 71155, 71377. (Calendar Nos. 1, 2)PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
Plaintiffs contest the propriety of allowing four adult foster care (afc) small group homes for six or less developmentally disabled or mentally ill adults to operate in several residential areas of Livonia and Southfield, Michigan. They raise a variety of challenges to the 1979 Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act (afcfla), 1979 PA 218, MCL 400.701 et seq.; MSA 16.610(51) et seq., and § 3b of the City and Village Zoning Act (cvza), 1921 PA 207, as amended by 1976 PA 396, MCL 125.583b; MSA 5.2933(2). We reject each of plaintiffs’ challenges.
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