(a) Expansion or combination of floor area. Subject to the requirements of this section and § 18-16-304, the Administrative Hearing Officer may grant a special exception for expansion of a nonconforming use or a special exception for combining floor area when more than one structure on the same property is used for the nonconforming use, subject to compliance with the following:
(1) a proposed expansion of floor area, land area, or water area may not exceed 30% of the area authorized under the nonconforming status of the property, except that each type of area is to be considered separately and no area may be substituted for another area;
(2) existing and proposed facilities shall meet the lot area, screening, land-to-water ratio, height, parking, lot coverage, and, to the extent feasible, setbacks for the use specified in the zoning district in which the use is allowed;
(3) construction shall be designed to be as inoffensive as practicable in appearance and location to other properties in the area and, whenever practical, similarity in design to other buildings in the area and appropriate landscaping shall be provided; and
(4) construction shall be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of this section and of the Administrative Hearing Officer concurrently so that each change or improvement is completed at or near the same time.
(b) Marina storage rack building. The Administrative Hearing Officer, subject to the requirements in Title 11, may grant a special exception for a multilevel watercraft storage rack building in a marina with nonconforming travel lift facilities and dry storage of watercraft.
(Bill No. 4-05)