LGO Hospitality, which operates the La Grande Orange restaurants, last week withdrew a rezoning request with the city of Phoenix to add a new restaurant to the city.

“After further discussion, we as a group have decided not to move forward with the rezoning project,” Caroline Lynn, attorney for LGO Hospitality stated in an email to the city on July 22.

The rezone request was officially withdrawn during the Thursday, Aug. 7, planning commission meeting.

The Camelback East Village Planning Committee had recommended a denial of the rezoning 10-3 during its July 1 meeting.

If approved, the request would have rezoned the LGO Hospitality office at the northwest corner of 40th Street and Meadowbrook Avenue into a café-style restaurant with outdoor seating. The 0.8- acre property is about 500

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