The Front Royal Town Council approved a rezoning request on Monday that supporters say brings the property in line with adjacent lots.

Vice Chairwoman Amber F. Veitenthal and council members Melissa A. DeDomenico-Payne, Joshua L. Ingram, H. Bruce Rappaport, R. Wayne Sealock and Glenn E. Wood voted in favor of a motion to approve an application seeking to reclassify vacant lots on Elsia Drive from C-1 Community Business District to R-3 Residential District. Mayor Lori A. Cockrell attended the meeting. The mayor votes only to break a tie.

Michael Williams and Stephen Williams, co-trustees of the James E. Williams Family Trust, submitted the application. Council members discussed the request at a July 7 work session. Concerns about the title arose since then. A deed has been recorded to add

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