City of San Angelo v. Boehme Bakery

In 1940 the City of San Angelo enacted a comprehensive zoning ordinance under the provisions of an act of the 40th Legislature, ch. 283, being Articles 1011a to 1011 j, inclusive, of Vernon’s Statutes. For many years prior thereto a bakery known as Boehme Bakery, owned by Mrs. Mary L. Boehme and others, had been in operation in the city. When the boundaries of the zones were established this bakery fell within a residential zone and therefore became a nonconforming use. The owners of the bakery filed an application with the city engineer for a permit to construct a garage 45 feet by 62 feet…