(a) Nonconforming uses of land shall not be enlarged or increased, nor shall any nonconforming use be extended to occupy a greater area of land than that occupied by such use at the time of the passage of this Zoning Ordinance.
(b) All nonconforming uses of land for business purposes in residential districts shall erect a buffer as described in Chapter 1161 along the property line, not a street line, abutting the residential district, whether developed or not. Buffers around nonconforming uses shall be completed within two (2) years of the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance or of the amendment which created the nonconforming status. Along the street, nonconforming businesses in residential districts shall provide landscaping in conformity with the surrounding area.
(c) If the nonconforming use of such structure is discontinued for a continuous period exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days, every future use of such premises shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance; provided, that this provision shall not apply to any nonconforming commercial or industrial use which normally operates less than ninety (90) calendar days in any given calendar year. The nonconforming use which normally operates less than ninety (90) calendar days in any given year (i.e., seasonal operation) shall not be continued after one (1) season has passed without operation.
(Ord. 98-12. Passed 4-7-98.)