nonconforming use

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nonconforming use

The use of a property in a manner that was permitted at one time but that now violates a zoning or other restriction.The use is allowed to continue—is grandfathered—as a nonconforming use.Depending on the particular laws of the jurisdiction,a nonconforming use may not be allowed to continue after a sale, long-term lease, substantial destruction of the property, or abandonment for a period of time.

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conforming loan preexisting use zoning			Brackett, the lawyer representing the property owners, said the crux of the case comes down to the interpretation of what a "resident family" is and whether his clients' properties should be protected as pre-existing, nonconforming uses since they operated in such a manner for several years. City sued on rental limits by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) A letter of advice from the attorney general points out that uses developed pursuant to Measure 37 do not fall within the statutory definition of nonconforming uses, raising the question of whether any such use can ever "vest" and so be transferred to others. Measure 49 does little to fix Measure 37 by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Further complications also can arise relative to signs, parking and the vested rights enjoyed by nonconforming uses. Do-it-yourself approach can defeat business expansion plans by Panciocco, Patricia M. / New Hampshire Business Review			Nonaligned Movement Nonassessable Capital Stock nonassumption clause Nonbank Bank Nonbank Banks Nonboard Company Nonborrowed Reserves Nonbusiness Bad Debts Nonbusiness Expense Deduction Nonbusiness Income Noncallable Noncancellable Health Insurance Noncancellable Insurance Policy noncapital expenditures Noncash Charge Noncash Item noncategorical taking Noncity Delivery Nonclearing Member Noncommercial Trader Noncompete noncompetition clause Noncompetitive Bid Noncompetitive Tender Nonconcurrency nonconforming use Noncontributory Pension Plan Nonconvertible Currency Noncumulative Noncumulative Preferred Stock Noncurrent Asset Noncurrent Liability Noncustodial Parent Nondeductible Contribution Nondeductible Tax Nondeliverable Forward Contracts nondisclosure Nondiscretionary Trust Nondiscrimination Rule nondisturbance clause Nondiversifiability of Human Capital Nondiversifiable Risk Nondiversified Management Company Nondurable Goods Nonequity Option Nonessential Function Bond nonfeasance Nonfinancial Asset Nonfinancial Assets Nonfinancial Services Nonforfeiture Clause			nonconcomitant strabismus nonconcomitant strabismus nonconcomitant strabismus nonconcordant tendons Nonconcur Nonconcurrence Nonconcurrence Nonconcurrency nonconcurrent forces nonconcurrent loads noncondensable gas Noncondensible Noncondensible Gas Noncondensing nonconducting Nonconduction nonconductive nonconductor nonconductor Nonconductors Nonconductors nonconformance nonconformance Nonconformance Report Supplement nonconformant nonconforming nonconforming nonconforming Nonconforming Material Document Nonconforming Product Report nonconforming use nonconforming work nonconformism nonconformism nonconformism nonconformist nonconformist nonconformist Nonconformists Nonconformists Nonconformists nonconformities nonconformities nonconformities Nonconformities per Million Opportunities nonconformity nonconformity nonconformity nonconformity to fact noncongression nonconjugative plasmid nonconjugative plasmid nonconscious nonconsent Nonconsent Study nonconsenting Nonconsenting Nonresident Nonconsequentialism Nonconservation Nonconservation nonconservative element

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