Key legal question
Whether the project was zonally compatible as a non-disturbing commercial/service use in the core zone
Extracted holding
Yes. The combined facility was compatible with the core-zone purpose because it remained suitable for mixed use, including housing, and its ideational impacts were not excessive.
Extracted reasoning
The court accepted a broad interpretation of 'non-disturbing' for core zones. It held that the character of the surrounding urban center, the existing mixed uses, the limited customer numbers, and the effective mitigating measures justified compatibility.