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Wymore council votes 4-0 to reject zoning change that would enlarge group homes
Summary
The Wymore City Council voted unanimously to not approve Ordinance No. 688, which would have raised the maximum number of residents permitted in a group home from 16 to 50 and added group homes as a permitted special use in R-2 zoning. Council cited planning committee concerns and the ordinance's broad effect on R-2 areas.
The Wymore City Council on Nov. 19 voted 4-0 not to approve Ordinance No. 688, which would have amended local zoning rules to increase the maximum allowed residents in a group home from 16 to 50 and to list group homes as a permitted special use in the R-2 residential district.
Councilman Neil Van Boening moved to deny the ordinance, citing a non-binding recommendation from the planning and zoning committee and the fact that a large portion of the city is zoned R-2; Max Allen seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. The council did not adopt the proposed changes to sections 3.3 and 5.34 of the zoning regulations.
The ordinance text presented at the meeting described the change as an amendment "to increase the maximum number of allowable residents from sixteen (16) to fifty (50)" and to add group homes as permitted special uses in the R-2 district. Council members discussed the potential geographic scope of the change; no amendment or compromise was approved.
No formal public testimony opposing or supporting the ordinance was recorded during the meeting. The council's action keeps the existing group-home definition and R-2 special-use rules unchanged pending any future proposal.
The council's vote was recorded as a single motion and carried 4-0. The item concluded without further referral or action scheduled.
