OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The City Council won't let several unrelated people live together in a seven-bedroom house in western Omaha.
The friends have been living in the home bought by Brandt Weatherly and John Liebgott around two years ago. But they ran afoul of a city zoning ordinance barring four or more unrelated people from living together in a neighborhood zoned light residential.
The two applied for a special use permit that would have allowed up to eight unrelated residents to live there. Weatherly told the council Tuesday that he and Liebgott only wanted to be surrounded by friends who "are there for them."
The application was opposed by several neighbors who complained about parking and other problems.
The council voted 7-0 to deny the application.
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