(A) The lawfully existing nonconforming use of part or all of a building or structure, all or substantially all of which building or structure is designed or intended for a use permitted in the district in which it is located, may be continued subject to the provisions set forth in this section.
(B) Expansion of nonconforming use. The nonconforming use of part of a building or structure, all or substantially all of which building or structure is designed or intended for a use permitted in the district in which it is located, shall not be expanded or extended into any other portion of such building or structure, nor changed to any other nonconforming use.
(C) Discontinuance. If a nonconforming use of a building or structure, all or substantially all of which building or structure is designed or intended for a use permitted in the district in which it is located, is discontinued for a period of six months, it shall not be renewed, and any subsequent use of the building or structure shall conform to the use regulations of the district in which the premises are located.
(D) Change of a nonconforming use. No nonconforming use shall be changed to another nonconforming use when such nonconforming use is located in a building or structure, all or substantially all of which building or structure is designed or intended for a permitted use.
(E) Elimination of a nonconforming use. In all residence districts, any use which lawfully exists at the adoption of this chapter but is permitted only in a business district, and which is located in a building, all or substantially all of which is designed or intended for a residential purpose, shall be entirely discontinued and shall thereafter cease operation within two years from the date of the adoption of this chapter.
(Ord. 95, passed 4-5-71)