Lantz v. Santa Fe Extraterritorial Zoning Authority

OPINION

FRY, J.

{1} The parties dispute the application of a zoning ordinance that places limits on nonconforming uses of land within a residential zone. Defendant Sheltered Living, Inc. (SLI) obtained administrative approval for a new modular building to be used as office space for its residential care facility, a commercial enterprise that is permitted as a nonconforming use because it predates the existence of the zoning restrictions. Plaintiffs Lee and Gloria Lantz (the Lantzes), neighbors of the facility, sought to reverse this approval on several grounds, including the theory that the new…