(A) Termination of use through discontinuance. When any non-conforming use is discontinued or abandoned for more than six months, any new use shall not thereafter be used except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located, and the non-conforming use may not thereafter be resumed. The intent to continue a non-conforming use shall not be evidence of its continuance.
(B) Use by damage or destruction. Any non-conforming use of a building or structure which has been damaged or destroyed may be reconstructed as it previously existed prior to the damage or destruction. Such restoration shall not cause a new non-conformity, nor shall it increase the degree of non-conformance or non-compliance existing prior to such damage or destruction. A zoning certificate pertaining to such restoration shall be applied for and issued within six months of such damage or destruction, and rebuilding shall be completed within six months of issuance of building/zoning permit. When such a non-conforming structure is so damaged or destroyed, and not going to be reconstructed as it previously existed, no rebuilding, restoration or reoccupation shall be permitted except in conformity with all applicable regulations of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 03-04, passed - -2002)