(A) No building, structure or use, lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter, shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter solely by reason of being non-conforming with respect to the applicable standards prescribed in this chapter for any of the following:
(1) Floor area ratio;
(2) Yards, front, side, rear or transitional;
(3) Lot area per dwelling unit;
(4) Lot width;
(5) Ground floor area per dwelling;
(6) Gross floor area;
(7) Performance standards; and
(8) Off-street parking or loading spaces.
(B) No building, or part thereof, lawfully existing on the effective date of this chapter, which is designed and used or intended for use as a dwelling, shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter.
(C) It is intent of this § 157.107 to allow alteration, expansion, remodeling of non-conforming single-family dwellings and/or other structures so long as expansion activities do not make the buildings or structures “more” non-conforming.
(1981 Code, Art. V, C) (Ord. passed 12- -1986; Am. Ord. 04-01, passed 1-5-2004; Am. Ord. 04-15, passed 5-17-2004)