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Vienna residents press council on Oxford House sober‑living rules; council clarifies limits of city authority
Summary
Residents urged support for an Oxford House sober‑living residence and enforcement of zoning; council members and staff clarified the city can enforce municipal ordinances but cannot enforce private deed restrictions, and a public forum was scheduled to address neighbors' questions.
Warren Pisco and another resident raised concerns and support for a proposed Oxford House sober‑living home and urged the City of Vienna to apply existing zoning and occupancy rules.
"I think it's proper to enforce our zoning of elections, select requirements, and I believe that the house that we're talking about meets them," resident Warren Pisco told the council, saying sober‑living houses provide a needed peer group for people in recovery.
Another resident,…
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