A. Continuance of Nonconforming Structures or Site Improvements. A nonconforming structure or site improvements may be modified as follows:
1. Maintenance and Repair. A nonconforming structure or site improvements may undergo normal/necessary maintenance, repairs, and structural alterations that do not increase the degree of nonconformities.
2. Seismic Retrofitting or Other Work for Safety/Health/Building Code Compliance. All repairs or alterations otherwise required by law shall be allowed. Reconstruction required to reinforce unreinforced masonry structures in compliance with building code requirements shall be permitted, provided the retrofitting/code compliance is limited exclusively to compliance with earthquake safety standards and all other applicable building code requirements, including Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Reconstruction or alteration of site improvements to improve accessibility as required under applicable state and federal law shall be permitted.
3. Conforming Expansion. New additions, alterations or expansions fully conforming to these Regulations shall be allowed for existing nonconforming structures or site improvements.
4. Nonconforming Changes to Structure or Site Improvements. The addition, enlargement, extension, reconstruction, relocation, or structural alteration of a nonconforming structure or site improvements which do not conform to these Regulations may be allowed with an administrative use permit approval, in compliance with Chapter 19.25 (Administrative Use Permits) and subject to the additional finding that the project is an adaptive reuse of existing structure and promotes sustainable economic development within the City. The exterior limits of new construction shall not exceed the height of the existing structure limit nor encroach any further into the setbacks than the comparable portions of the existing structure or site improvements.
(Ord. 2185)(Ord. 2435 §12)(Ord. 2519 §4)