(a) Upon the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance, and any amendment thereto, pre-existing structures or lots of record and existing and lawful uses of any building or land which do not meet the minimum requirements of this Zoning Ordinance for the district in which they are located, or which would be prohibited as new development in the district in which they are located, shall be considered as nonconforming.
(b) It is the intent of this Zoning Ordinance to permit these nonconforming uses to continue until they are removed, discontinued, or destroyed. Nonconformities shall not be enlarged upon, expanded, or extended, nor be used as grounds for adding other lots, structures, or uses prohibited in the same district.
(Ord. 98-12. Passed 4-7-98.)