A. Termination by Discontinuance of Use.
1. If a nonconforming use of land or a nonconforming use of a conforming structure is discontinued for a continuous period of at least one year, the rights to a legal nonconforming status shall terminate.
2. The one-year period shall not apply if the Director determines that legitimate and continual efforts to reuse or release the subject property have been made during the one-year period.
3. The determination of abandonment shall be supported by evidence satisfactory to the Director (such as the actual removal of equipment, furniture, machinery, structures, or other components of the nonconforming use, the turning-off of the previously connected utilities, or where there are no business receipts/records available to provide evidence that the use is in continued operation).
4. Without further action by the City, further use of the site or structure shall comply with all of the current regulations of the applicable zoning district and all other applicable provisions of this Title.
(Ord. No. 2005-007 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2024-006)