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After heated debate, council approves rezoning at 13519 Zion for local law firm
Summary
Council approved a request to rezone a Zion Road property to an office district despite a Planning & Zoning denial and neighborhood questions. Applicant Allison Mendy said the building has operated as a business for years and that city staff initially indicated a nonconforming use would apply; staff later found no permits had been issued.
Council backed a rezoning request on Nov. 17 that will allow a local law firm to relocate to 13519 Zion Road after an hour‑long public hearing marked by a dispute over whether the property had previously qualified as a nonconforming commercial use.
Applicant Allison Mendy, who said she owns Mundy Legal Services and Mundy Property Holdings, asked council to rezone the roughly 1‑acre parcel from single‑family 9 to an office district so she can move her practice into an existing structure. Mendy said she was told earlier by city staff the property could be treated as a nonconforming use; after she entered a contract and closed, farther inspection by the city found no prior permits…
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