1.22.1 Non-Conforming Use Defined
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Wallsburg code is at https://wallsburg.gov/development-code/.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
The chapters the town posts pre-date revisions it approved in June 2023, September 2023 and February 2024, which aren't posted as clean text. Check those changes with the town.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Wallsburg planning before you rely on it.
As used in this Code, a non-conformance use is the use of any building, structure, or land which is prohibited by any zoning, building, or other regulatory ordinances, but which was lawfully existing prior to the effective date of such ordinance. Residential uses and residential structures occupied for residential purposes or vacant at the time of adoption of these provisions shall be exempted from the provisions of this Code. This shall not be construed to allow new residential construction except as provided by the provisions of the respective zones.
1.21.5 Effect of Approval · 1.22.2 Non-Conforming Use of Open Land