Norton Shores v. Carr

Defendants appeal the judgment of the trial court holding defendants’ landscaping business, which constitutes a nonconforming use, to be a nuisance. The court ordered it enclosed by a fence. Defendants’ junkyard business, which is also a nonconforming use, was restricted to a certain portion of the defendants’ property. Finally, the trial court found that defendants’ used car business — another nonconforming use — had been abandoned.

On July 24, 1972, plaintiffs filed a complaint charging defendants with violation of a city junkyard ordinance, a zoning ordinance, and an abandoned-vehicle…