(a) Any lawful use of any dwelling, building, structure or land existing at the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance may be continued, even though such use does not conform to the provisions hereof. A nonconforming use of a building may only be changed to a conforming use. Whenever a nonconforming use has been changed to a conforming use, such use shall not thereafter be changed again to a nonconforming use. The nonconforming use of a building may be extended throughout those parts thereof which were manifestly arranged or designed for such use at the time of adoption of the Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Whenever the use of a building or land becomes nonconforming through a change in the Zoning Ordinance or in the district boundaries, such use may be continued.
(Ord. 914. Passed 11-8-66.)
(c) A nonconforming use of a building or land or portions thereof which are hereafter voluntarily discontinued for a continuous period of one year or more shall not again be used except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which such building or land is located.
(Ord. 1694-91. Passed 11-25-91.)
(d) Any building arranged, intended or designed for a nonconforming use, the construction of which has been started at the time of the passage of the Zoning Ordinance, but not completed, may be completed and put into such nonconforming use, provided it is done within one year after the Zoning Ordinance takes effect.
(e) A nonconforming building which has been damaged by fire, explosion, act of God or the public enemy to the extent of more than sixty percent (60%) of its reproduction value at the time of damage, as determined by the Building Inspector, shall not be restored except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located. When damaged by less than sixty percent (60%) of its reproduction value, a nonconforming building may be repaired or reconstructed and used as before the time of the damage, provided such repairs or reconstruction are completed within one year of the date of such damage.
(f) The floor area of a building or structure or any land area devoted to a lawful nonconforming use at the time the Zoning Ordinance takes effect may not be altered or enlarged so as to extend the nonconforming use a total of more than ten percent (10%) of the floor area or land area in nonconforming use at the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent normal maintenance and repair of a building or structure containing a nonconforming use. Structural alterations may be made to a building or structure containing a nonconforming use as follows:
(1) When required by law.
(2) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (f) hereof.
(3) To convert to a conforming use.
(h) Nonconforming trailers or mobile homes located on a lot in any district once removed shall not be relocated on such lot and shall not be replaced with another trailer or mobile home. (Ord. 914. Passed 11-8-66.)