One or more persons each related to one another by blood, marriage, or adoption, or is a group of not more than five persons not all so related occupying a single dwelling unit which is not a boardinghouse or lodging house as defined in this section. The primary permitted use within residential districts is “single-family detached residences.” Id. Springfield, Ill., Code of Ordinances § 155.004. Like most municipalities, Springfield’s zoning code (“the Code”) divides the city into multiple zoning districts, including residential districts. Finding that plaintiffs possessed a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits, the district court granted them a preliminary injunction and enjoined the City from initiating eviction proceedings Plaintiffs allege the City of Springfield (“Springfield” or “the City”) unlawfully discriminated against three disabled individuals when it ruled they could no longer occupy a single-family residence located within 600 feet of an existing disabled group home. Plaintiffs-Appellees,ĬITY OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellant.Īppeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.īefore FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.įLAUM, Circuit Judge. In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit
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