(a) Repairs and Maintenance. Ordinary repairs, replacements of non-bearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing, to an extent not exceeding twenty-five percent of the building’s assessed value, according to the assessments of the County Auditor of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, shall be permitted to a nonconforming use or building, provided such repair and maintenance are completed within any consecutive thirty-six month period. Any part of a nonconforming building declared to be unsafe by the Building Inspector and required by him or her to be strengthened or restored to a safe condition shall be permitted to be strengthened or restored to a safe condition.
(b) Alterations and Extensions. No nonconforming building shall be enlarged or structurally altered, with the exception of the conditions outlined in subsection (a) hereof, unless it is brought into compliance with this Zoning Code for the district in which it is located.
(c) Restoration of Damaged Buildings. If more than fifty percent of the assessed value of such nonconforming building is destroyed, according to the assessment at the time of destruction, the building and the land upon which the building is located shall be required to be brought into compliance with this Zoning Code for the district in which it is located upon restoration. (Ord. 73-94. Passed 10-4-94.)