Any use of land or structure existing at the time of enactment or subsequent amendment of this chapter, but not in conformity with its provisions, may be continued with the following limitations:
(A) Structures containing a nonconforming use shall not expand to add usable floor space except for the purposes of a like business and only within the limits of the recorded lot and structure now occupied.
(B) Structures containing a nonconforming use which are damaged or destroyed shall not rebuild except for the same business and/or in accordance with that provided in division (C) below of this section.
(C) No nonconforming use may be reestablished after it has been discontinued for one year. Vacating of premises or building or non-operative status shall be evidence of a discontinued use.
(D) One nonconforming use may replace another nonconforming use provided the Board of Zoning Adjustment determines that the proposed new use is decidedly less detrimental to the district than the existing nonconforming use.
(E) All nonconforming signs, billboards, junk yards, lumber yards and similar uses of open land not involving a substantial investment in permanent buildings shall be town down, altered or otherwise made to conform within five years from the date of the adoption of this chapter.
(Ord. 722, passed 7-11-89)