Land Use & Zoning
A Connecticut town adopts a new zoning regulation that prohibits commercial uses in a residential zone. A business that was operating lawfully before the new regulation was adopted is:
ARequired to close immediately
BA nonconforming use that may continue subject to restrictions on expansion✓ Correct
CExempt from all future zoning regulations
DRequired to obtain a new use variance each year
Explanation
A nonconforming use is a lawfully established use that no longer conforms to current zoning. Connecticut allows nonconforming uses to continue but restricts expansion, reconstruction after substantial destruction, and changes to a different nonconforming use.
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