Legal Opinion
City of Brookings v. Winker
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1996No. NonePublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1] Winker was convicted of violating a City of Brookings zoning ordinance which, by its definition of “family,” limits to three the number of unrelated adults who may live together in one residential unit. Winker challenged the constitutionality of the ordinance under the equal protection and due process clauses of the South Dakota State Constitution. The circuit court upheld the constitutionality of the ordinance and we affirm.
FACTS
[¶ 2] In November, 1994, Winker was the owner of a rental dwelling in Brookings. The dwelling was a duplex, with one residential unit in the…
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