On any nonconforming Structure or portion of a Structure containing a Nonconforming Use, work may be done in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months on ordinary repairs to an extent not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the current assessed value of the Structure (for real estate tax purposes according to the records of the County Assessor), provided that the cubic volume and square footage of floor space existing when it became nonconforming shall not be increased. “Ordinary repairs” as used in this Article is defined to mean those repairs necessary to restore, replace, or repair components of a Structure which have become aged, worn, or unserviceable through usage and/or the passage of time; “ordinary repairs” does not include repair of damages as discussed at § 7A-450.A, above. If a nonconforming Structure or portion of a Structure containing a Nonconforming Use becomes physically dangerous, unsafe, unfit for human occupancy, or unlawful by reason of physical condition, it shall not thereafter be restored, repaired, or rebuilt except in conformity with the regulations of the District in which it is located. (See the “Columbus Housing Code” at Chapter 16A of this City Code, and see the “Dangerous Buildings Code” at Chapter 16B of this City Code.)
[§ 7A-470, amended by Ord. No. 90-1, effective May 18, 1990, and Ord. No. 02-01, effective May 17, 2002, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]