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Planning board approves Karen Buddhist Society special use permits despite neighbor noise and parking concerns
Summary
The board approved a pair of special use permits for the Karen Buddhist Society to hold religious assembly at 9861 North 60th Street, subject to 12 staff conditions; neighbors asked for broader off-site parking use and an acoustical study; staff said an acoustical analysis is pending and recommended approval.
The Omaha Planning Board voted unanimously to approve special use permits required for the Karen Buddhist Society to hold religious assembly and to develop within an environmental overlay at 9861 North 60th Street.
Representatives said the organization holds several annual ceremonies (including an ordination every three years that can draw up to about 150 people) and uses an off-site lot with a shuttle for overflow.…
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