Negotiating a Win-Win Zoning Solution When two enterprising young women opened a co-working space in the heart of San Francisco's historic Chinatown, they immediately drew opposition from the city's zoning inspectors and a powerful neighborhood advocacy group that didn't want to alter a land use plan that had been in place for decades. Holland & Knight's Chelsea Maclean negotiated a compromise that allowed the innovative business to stay while preserving the traditional character of the neighborhood. Ms. Maclean was supported by Holland & Knight's West Coast Land Use and Environment team, whose more than 20 attorneys and land use professionals operate out of the firm's three West Coast offices. The West Coast group also works closely with the firm's national Land Use and Government Team. 1

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