Sandra is upset that her plan to start a facility for abused women was stopped by the city council. They had passed an ordinance that said facility for women could not exist within city limits$.$ Sandra felt this was wrong and discriminatory. Does she have any grounds for her claim, and if she does, what level of scrutiny will the courts apply to the government actions?

Multiple Choice

She has grounds for challenging, the courts will apply strict scrutiny to the city$$s actions.

She has grounds for challenging, the courts will apply intermediate scrutiny to the city$$s actions.

She has no grounds for challenging, because an assisted care facility does not fall within a racial, national origin or gender$-$based classification, and these are the only classes protected by the $14$th Amendment Equal Protection Clause.

She has grounds for challenging, the courts will apply rational basis scrutiny to the city$$s actions.