Downtown lot zoning request must follow "sequence of events"

A variance request that would allow a used ATV business on the corner lot where higbee’s café once stood must follow the appropriate “sequence of events”, said Mayor Paul Brooks last week.

Jason Coder approached the council to present the proposal, explaining that he and his wife, Darlene, now own both the corner lot and the building next door, which was previously Sundance Realty.

The Coders would like to use the empty lot to display used ATVs, adventure bikes and other such vehicles and the building as the base of operations, he said.

Brooks noted that this would fall under used car license...