(A) A nonconforming use cannot be enlarged or increased, nor extended to occupy a greater area of land or building area than was occupied on the effective date this chapter.
(B) No part of any nonconforming use can be moved unless the movement eliminates or reduces the nonconformity.
(C) If a nonconforming use is abandoned for any reason for a period of more than one year, any subsequent use must conform to the requirements of this chapter. A nonconforming use is determined to be abandoned if one or more of the following conditions exists:
(1) Utilities serving the property—such as water, gas, and electricity—have been disconnected;
(2) The property, buildings, and grounds, have fallen into disrepair, as evidenced by broken windows, sagging or missing steps, structural defects, overgrown grass or weeds, and similar conditions;
(3) Signs or other indications of the existence of the nonconforming use have been removed;
(4) Equipment or fixtures necessary for the operation of the nonconforming use have been removed;
(5) Other actions the Administrator deems to constitute an intention on the part of the owner or lessee to abandon the nonconforming use.
(Ord. 2022-17, passed 7-19-2022)