(a) On any building devoted in whole or in part to any nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of twelve consecutive months on ordinary repairs or on repair or replacement of non-bearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing to an extent not exceeding twenty-five percent of the market value on the date of repair, provided that the cubic content of the building, as it existed on the effective date of this Zoning Code, or any amendment thereto, shall not be increased.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any building or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official charged with protecting the public safety, upon order of such official.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79.)