The Mission City Council approved a conditional-use permit on Sept. 23 allowing a mortgage company to occupy a suite in a commercial plaza on Cherry Road, across from Banwort Park. The Planning Department recommended approval for the life of the use, and the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval.

During the council vote the clerk read the motion and the minutes record that Councilmember Rubin Plata abstained; the tally was recorded as 4 yes, 0 no and 1 abstention.

No members of the public spoke in favor or opposition at the hearing. Staff described the suite as part of a well-maintained commercial plaza and recommended approval without additional conditions.

The transcript did not record any substantive reasons for Councilmember Plata’s abstention beyond the clerk’s statement that he abstained.