Village of Plainfield v. American Cedar Designs, Inc.

JUSTICE KOEHLER,

specially concurring in part and dissenting in part:

I concur in the majority’s conclusions that, in the particular circumstances of this case, neither Plainfield’s zoning ordinance nor its flood control ordinance prohibited American’s use of its property for manufacturing and storage purposes as a continuation of a prior nonconforming use. However, I dissent from that portion of the opinion that reverses the circuit court’s finding that, from the evidence presented, it could not determine the extent to which American expanded its use of the property.

The village has the burden…