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Guys ....just HOW are they spinning-this ? ... I am not real-estate attorney ... but if the property was zoned a certain way ... and it stays the same operation ... the same zoning should apply.

And even IF this could be spun-this-way ... why not have a relative of the "family"(or something like that) ...as a "partner" in the operation.



This happens all the time.
There was a Radiator Hospital in my small town, it was zoned for automotive repair a long time ago and the city changed the zoning to eliminate auto repair in that area. When the Radiator Hospital decided to close it's business the building could no longer be used for auto repair.
It's been close to 10 years that building has stayed vacant and is slowly falling apart. It's become a eye sore.
We have a A&W that still serves food at your car, the owner got the business from his father and if he ever sells it they will no longer allow a drive in restaurant to operate because of the same zoning changes as what happened to the drag strip and repair facility.