Council unsure how to handle zoning variance request

The Sundance City Council is wrestling with a business proposal that will require a variance on the zoning that applies to the downtown area.

The Coders, owners of the corner lot on which higbee’s Café used to sit, intend to use the lot to display recreational vehicles, with the building next door as the sales premises.

Jason and Darlene Coder chose this business, they said, because “we feel that there’s a need” considering the city’s proximity to so many trails and outdoor spaces. The aim, they told the council, is to add something new to the community rather than take away from the existing...