Residents of a quiet local neighborhood will not see the house at 21 Dawn Avenue expanded into a larger sober living facility after the Excelsior Springs City Council agreed to issue an official written denial at a recent meeting.The unanimous decision followed months of back-and-forth between the property owner, Oxford House representatives and city officials over whether the zoning code should be waived to allow more than four unrelated individuals to live together in the single- family district.The request, submitted May 9 by Oxford House regional manager Daniel Hahn, asked the council to approve a reasonable accommodation under the federal Fair Housing Act. Hahn testified at a July 22 public hearing that the group wanted permission for “eight adults plus up to three children” at the residence. City staff explained without such an accommodation, zoning rules restrict single-family homes to no more than four unrelated occupants.According t...