Land Use & Zoning
A Louisiana property that was legally used as a commercial laundry before surrounding properties were rezoned residential may continue as a laundry as a:
AVariance
BSpecial use
CNonconforming use✓ Correct
DSpot zone
Explanation
A nonconforming use is a lawful use that existed before a zoning change that made it nonconforming. Louisiana zoning law generally allows nonconforming uses to continue but restricts their expansion or rebuilding if substantially destroyed.
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