Acton v. Jackson County

SPINDEN, Judge.

When Jackson County authorities refused to permit Keith Acton to operate a massage parlor at 8603 East Truman Road as a nonconforming use, Acton sued for a declaratory judgment and injunction. He claimed that he should be exempted from complying with county zoning requirements for massage parlors because he was endeavoring to continue a nonconforming use which had existed since 1974 or earlier. The trial court agreed with Acton. The *448county appealed. We reverse the trial court’s judgment.

The county appealed on two grounds, but we do not reach the second point because we find…