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Planning commission recommends city council allow Oxford House at Hannah Pointe as collaborative living for eight residents
Summary
The Lincoln Lancaster County Planning Commission on July 9 recommended that the Lincoln City Council allow Oxford House at Hannah Pointe (6010 South 80th Street) to operate as a collaborative living facility for up to eight unrelated residents recovering from substance use disorders.
The Lincoln Lancaster County Planning Commission on July 9 recommended that the Lincoln City Council grant a reasonable accommodation to allow an Oxford House at 6010 South 80th Street to operate as a collaborative living facility with up to eight unrelated residents, finding the request consistent with federal and state fair-housing protections.
The commission voted 6-0 to approve the recommendation. The Planning Department staff framed the request as a reasonable-accommodation petition under the federal Fair Housing Act and the Nebraska Fair Housing Act and Lincoln Municipal Code chapter 1.28; the final decision will be made by the City Council.
David Carey, director of the Planning Department, told commissioners the request seeks an accommodation to the zoning-code definition of “family” to allow nine unrelated residents to live at the single-family property; the applicant agreed…
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