nonconforming use — see use 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nonconforming use n … Law dictionary
Nonconforming use — A type of zoning variance where a parcel of land may be given an exception from current zoning ordinances due to improvements made by a prior owner or before the current zoning ordinances made the desired use non conforming under local law.… … Wikipedia
nonconforming use — A structure the size, dimension or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of a zoning ordinance, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such… … Black's law dictionary
nonconforming use — A zoning law term; the use of a building or land that does not agree with the regulations applicable to the district in which the building or land is situated. Anno: 114 ALR 991 … Ballentine's law dictionary
nonconforming — non·con·form·ing /ˌnän kən fȯr miŋ/ adj: failing to conform or comply (as with contract requirements or specifications or a law) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nonconforming … Law dictionary
use — 1 / yüs/ n 1 a: an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it see also trust; statute of uses in the important laws section ◇ Uses… … Law dictionary
use — verb To make use of; to convert to one s service; to employ; to avail oneself of; to utilize; to carry out a purpose or action by means of; to put into action or service, especially to attain an end. State v. Howard, 221 Kan. 51, 557 P.2d 1280,… … Black's law dictionary
Variance (land use) — A variance is a requested deviation from the set of rules a municipality applies to land use known as a zoning ordinance, building code or municipal code. In today’s land use approval environment a variance request can be a fatal flaw for… … Wikipedia
existing use — A familiar term in zoning ordinances and regulations, usually employed in characterizing a nonconforming use excepted from the application of the ordinance or regulation, and meaning an actual, as distinguished from a mere contemplated, use,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
conforming use — In zoning and land use planning, a use of a structure which is in conformity with those uses permitted by the particular zoning classification of the area Compare nonconforming use … Black's law dictionary
