Where a lawful structure exists at the effective date of adoption or amendments of this chapter that could not be built under the terms of this chapter by reason of restrictions on area, lot coverage, height yards, its location on the lot, or other requirements concerning the structure, such structure may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
(A) No such non-conforming structure may be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its non-conformity, but any structure or portion thereof may be altered to decrease its non-conformity.
(B) Should such existing non-conforming business or industrial non-conforming structure or non-conforming portion of structure be destroyed by any means to an extent of more than 50% of its replacement cost at time of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. (Residential structures or the residential portion of a business or industrial structures are excepted from the 50% portion of a business or industrial structures are excepted from the 50% provision).
(C) Should such structure be moved for any reason for any distance whatever, it shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the district in which it is located after it is moved.
(Ord. 96-54, passed 3-26-96)