Walworth County v. Hartwell

Two issues are presented on this appeal:

1. Does. Hartwell have a valid nonconforming use of his property for motorcycle racing under the 1962 amended zoning ordinance?

2. Does the increase in the number of races, participants or spectators constitute a change in the use of the *60premises or merely constitute an intensification of the original nonconforming use ?

Nonconforming me.

The 1962 amended zoning ordinance does not permit motorcycle racing or similar activities in an agricultural district, the zone in which the respondent’s farm lies. In order that a legal nonconforming use of the premises…