Land Use & Zoning
A Missouri homeowner has operated a daycare from their single-family residential property for 20 years. When the area is rezoned to prohibit commercial uses, the daycare can likely continue as a:
ANew permitted use
BNonconforming use (grandfathered use)✓ Correct
CConditional use
DIllegal use requiring immediate cessation
Explanation
A nonconforming use is a use that legally existed before a zoning change and is 'grandfathered in' — allowed to continue despite the new restrictions. However, it typically cannot be expanded and may terminate if abandoned.
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