of the applicable regulations pertaining to: location along district boundary; signs; or accessory off-street parking and loading ; either on the effective date of this chapter or as a result of any subsequent amendment. **NONCONFORMING USE.** A lawful use
Read it in the chapter →How this ordinance defines it
The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Independence’s own text settles what this covers.