Nonconforming uses and structures shall be discontinued and removed from their sites as follows:
A. Where the property is unimproved, two (2) years from the effective date of this zoning code or amendment thereto creating the nonconforming status.
B. Where the property is unimproved except for structures of a type for which the Building Code does not require a building permit, three (3) years from the effective date of this zoning code or amendment thereto creating the nonconforming status.
C. Where the property is unimproved except for structures which contain less than one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, three (3) years from the effective date of this zoning code or amendment thereto creating the nonconforming status.
D. Nonconforming signs. Signs that do not conform to provisions of Chapter 20.28 of this title shall be permitted to continue until the expiration of presently approved variances and conditional use permits. If such nonconforming signs were previously nonconforming or were permitted with no time limits, such signs shall also be permitted to continue for the period as follows:
Wood Framed Signs One (1) year from date of approval of this title
Steel Framed Signs Two (2) years from date of approval of this title
E. In other cases, the nonconforming structures shall be removed within ten (10) years from the effective date of this zoning code or within such longer time as set forth below for types of construction defined by the Building Code.
1. Type IV and Type V buildings (light combustible frame and wood frame) used as:
a. One (1) family dwellings, two (2) family dwellings, three (3) family dwellings, apartment houses and other buildings used for residential occupancy, thirty-five (35) years;
b. Stores and factories, twenty-five (25) years;
c. Any other building not herein enumerated, twenty-five (25) years.
2. Type III buildings (heavy timber construction and ordinary masonry) used as:
a. One (1) family dwellings, two (2) family dwellings, three (3) family dwellings, apartment houses, offices and hotels, forty (40) years;
b. Structures with stores below and residences, offices or a hotel above, forty (40) years;
c. Warehouses, stores and garages, forty (40) years;
d. Factories and industrial buildings, forty (40) years.
3. Type I and Type II buildings (fire resistive) used as:
a. One (1) family dwellings, two (2) family dwellings, three (3) family dwellings, apartment houses, offices and hotels, fifty (50) years;
b. Theaters, warehouses, stores and garages, fifty (50) years;
c. Factories and industrial buildings, fifty (50) years.
(Ord. 425, passed 10-14-68)