[Kirkwood]

So that means a mother or father by marriage living in the home is not permitted. A live-in nanny or caretaker is also not allowed. Some ordinances are just stupid and fail to match reality.
A mother or father by marriage, by definition, is related by marriage. The same would be true for a child from a previous marriage. The city only prohibits more than three unrelated people from living together. For the nanny, do the math.

Nope. You're wrong. Read the article again. The law as it is worded is vague, which is why it is making news.

[Diamond]

Nope. You're wrong. Read the article again. The law as it is worded is vague, which is why it is making news.

Where am I wrong when I say that a mother or father by marriage, by definition, is related by marriage, that the same would be true for a child from a previous marriage, and that the city only prohibits more than three unrelated people from living together? The article says

The current ordinance prohibits more than three people from living together unless they are related by "blood, marriage or adoption." The defeated measure would have changed the definition of a family to include unmarried couples with two or more children.

Cordially,