ARPA v. CITY OF AMES

No. 05-0463.

736 N.W.2d 255 (2007)

AMES RENTAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. CITY OF AMES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Fisher, Jr. of Parrish Kruidenier Moss Dunn Boles Gribble Cook & Fisher, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellant.

Kirke C. Quinn of Jordan & Quinn, P.C., Boone, and John R. Klaus, City Attorney, Ames, for appellee.


STREIT, Justice.

In an effort to stem the flow of students into residential areas, Ames, the home of Iowa State University, passed a zoning ordinance which only permits single-family dwellings in certain areas of the city. For purposes of the ordinance, a "family" is any number of related persons or no more than three unrelated persons. A landlord association brought a declaratory judgment against the City claiming the ordinance violates the equal protection clauses...

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