(A) Any utility facility which is not in conformity with the provision of this chapter as of the effective date of the ordinance by which it is enacted shall be considered nonconforming and may continue to be used and may be altered, enlarged or have additions thereto in its existing location without any provisions of this chapter being applicable thereto; provided, however, that when any building or structure to which any utility facility provides any service is enlarged or an addition is made thereto and the cost of replacing the building or structure with its addition or enlargement exceeds by 50% or more the cost of replacing the building or structure prior to its enlargement or the addition thereto, then all utility facilities which provide service to such building or structure, as described in the aforesaid proviso clause, shall be caused to comply with all provisions of this chapter.
(B) The term “cost of replacing,” as used in this section means those costs as computed by the city’s principal planning and building official or his or her delegated representative. In making the computation, the city official shall use those tables and figures provided in that document entitled "Building Valuation Data," as published by International Code Council and which is current at the time of such computations. The tables and figures shall apply to a building which would conform to all the city and state regulations, including city’s building, plumbing, wiring, mechanical, fire codes and zoning regulations which are effective at the time of the computation.
(`78 Code, § 15.60.080.) (Ord. 3357 §20, 2022.)