Any building or use which (1) exists at the time of the enactment of this Zoning Code and (2) conforms with the regulations of the Zoning Code in effect immediately prior to the enactment of this Zoning Code or is defined as a legal nonconforming use by the Zoning Code in effect immediately prior to the enactment of this Zoning Code but does not conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code for the zone or district in which it is located is considered a legal nonconforming building or use and may be continued. It is the intent of this section to permit these nonconformities to continue until they are discontinued or removed, but not to encourage their continuance or survival. Such uses are declared by this section to be incompatible with permitted uses in the district involved. It is further the intent of this chapter that nonconformities shall not be enlarged, expanded, or extended, or changed to any other nonconforming use, except as otherwise permitted herein or as approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with the provisions specified in appropriate sections herein.
(Ord. 9098, passed 6-12-2023)