The applicants sought a declaration that a secondary building on their property had legal nonconforming status for industrial use.
The property was zoned residential in 1985, but the previous owner had operated a small engine repair business there, establishing a legal nonconforming use.
After the previous owner's death in 1995, the industrial use ceased for nearly 12 years, with the building used only for storage until the applicants purchased it in 2007 and began operating a crane business.
The court dismissed the application, finding that the legal nonconforming use had been discontinued and lost long before the applicants purchased the property.
