Development standards relate to the size, configuration, and character of development. Development standards include but are not limited to items such as parking, landscaping, buffer areas, and setbacks. Developed property may be nonconforming because the development of the property does not meet current Zoning Ordinance requirements. Property which is legally nonconforming due to deficiencies in development standards, shall be regulated as follows:
(1) No change of use or change to a building structure shall be permitted which creates a deficit or increases an existing deficit in off-street parking spaces, loading areas, or other development standards.
(2) Any request for a permit or change to a nonconforming site which requires review or approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Town Council shall, as a requirement of that review, be brought into compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and other applicable codes unless otherwise stipulated by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council. These changes shall conform with but are not limited to the current development standards for parking, circulation, driveways, drainage, storage, screening, signs, color, and landscaping.
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