Wilcox v. City of McCook

INTRODUCTION

Lyle Wilcox and Jean Wilcox appeal from the district court’s decision dismissing their petition in error. In their petition, the Wilcoxes requested that the district court reverse the McCook City Council’s decision of May 17, 1999, approving a special exception application.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In 1999, Southwest Nebraska Youth Services, Inc. (Southwest), submitted an application for a special use exception. This application concerned a building located in McCook, Nebraska, within an area zoned residential medium density. Southwest intended to use the building as a multiple-family…