Group House of Port Washington, Inc., Respondent v. Board of Zoning and Appeals of the Town of North Hempstead…

Summary

The Court held that a group home providing foster care functions as a family for zoning purposes and therefore may not be excluded by a one‑family residential ordinance; it also found the case was not moot and converted the article 78 proceeding into a declaratory action. The decision was affirmed, with a dissent arguing the opposite.