Land Use & ZoningIntermediateDelaware Exam

What does 'grandfathered' use mean in Delaware zoning?

AA use permitted because the owner is a senior citizen

BA nonconforming use that predates the current zoning and is allowed to continue despite no longer complying with current regulationsCorrect

CA historic use protected by the State Historic Preservation Office

DA use permitted because the grandfather of the current owner established it

Why A nonconforming use that predates the current zoning and is allowed to continue despite no longer complying with current regulations Is Correct

Answer B: A nonconforming use that predates the current zoning and is allowed to continue despite no longer complying with current regulations

'Grandfathered' in zoning refers to a nonconforming use that legally existed before the current zoning regulations were enacted and is allowed to continue, though typically it may not be expanded or changed.

Key Land Use & Zoning Terms in This Question

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.