Bonita Brody, Mary Lou Keenon, and Alex Lebedovych v. City of Mason and Lorri McCalla

OPINION

COHN, Senior District Judge.

I

This case arises from the City of Mason’s grant of a special use permit allowing a property owner to operate a beauty salon in a residential neighborhood and pave the rear yard for parking. Plaintiffs are neighboring property owners who claim they have suffered damage caused by water runoff from the parking lot pavement. Plaintiffs’ suit in the district court claimed that the City’s grant of the special use permit and the approval process employed, which allowed them to speak at only one Planning Commission meeting, violated their federal procedural and…