A. These regulations shall apply to any lawfully existing nonconforming property, use, or structure in Ada County, except: In the event that a property, use, or structure that was deemed nonconforming under past zoning regulations now complies with the standards of this title, such property, use, or structure shall be deemed conforming.
B. These regulations shall apply to properties that were not created in accord with the regulations of this title (an illegal division of property) and that were of record in the Ada County recorder's office prior to January 1, 1985, the boundaries of which shall not have changed except by governmental action as specified in section 8-4A-19 of this title.
1. A property shall be deemed conforming and shall be eligible for building permits if it meets the dimensional standards for the base district in which it is now located.
2. A property shall be deemed nonconforming and shall be eligible for building permits if it meets one of the following standards:
a. The property met the dimensional standards for the applicable base district at the time it was created.
b. A dwelling, as herein defined, was constructed or placed on the property prior to January 1, 1985; provided, in the event that the dwelling is subsequently damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, explosion, wind, earthquake, war, riot, calamity or other catastrophic event after January 1, 1985, the property remains eligible for a building permit. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 815, 10-2-2013)