Jackson v. Williams
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
Three questions are presented for decision:
Does the use of a residence as a group home for five mentally handicapped women and their housekeeper constitute a “single-family dwelling” within the meaning of the City of Tulsa’s zoning ordinance? [2] Does maintenance of a group home offend the applicable restrictive covenant that limits the use of the property in the zoned district to a residential purpose and the character of the structure to a “single-family dwelling?” and [3] Does the operation of a group home violate the applicable *1019restrictive covenant prohibiting noxious or…
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