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Show Special use zoning changed by Farmington City Council Farmington City will also be looking into the legalities of the issues involved. New Supreme Court rulings make it more difficult than ever for cities to restrict the use of land. w FARMINGTON Farmington City Council has voted to change zones in the city that are now designated desig-nated "special use" to CI (commercial (com-mercial special use I ) and C2 (commercial (com-mercial special use 2). Several properties were involved in-volved in the change and the meeting meet-ing was well-attended by property owners and other interested parties. par-ties. The relabeling makes it clear that the areas involved allow commercial commer-cial development. The master plan for Farmington, which was adopted in May, used the label "special use" for areas where the direction of future development was uncertain. The label "special use" would have allowed development develop-ment with the approval of the council. coun-cil. Most of these areas are along Highway 89 and other major entry-ways entry-ways into Farmington. Residents from one area at the east end of Shepard Lane presented pre-sented a petition with 300 names against the rezoning. Residents felt that a C-2 zone would create a safety safe-ty hazard to children going to school. 1 |