Where a new zoning ordinance renders the current use of a piece of property as not permitted, the use may be allowed to continue as a legal nonconforming use.The 1st District Appellate Court reversed the decision of Cook County Associate Judge David B. Atkins.Elias Giannakopolous owns property immediately adjacent to a lot which has been owned by Art Adams and his family for more than 60 years. The lot was originally zoned F and used for farming prior to 1954, when the Adams’ excavation business began.At that point …