A non-conforming use shall be permitted to continue provided it remains otherwise lawful and shall be regulated as follows.
(A) A non-conforming use shall not be enlarged or extended, so as to occupy a greater area of the land than was occupied at the date of the adoption or amendment of the zoning regulations, nor altered in any way so as to extend or enlarge the scope or area of its operation.
(B) When a non-conforming use is replaced by a permitted use for any period of time, it shall thereafter conform to the zoning regulations.
(C) A non-conforming use shall not be permitted to change from one non-conforming use to another non-conforming use unless the new use is in the same or more restrictive classification and the new non-conforming use is not an enlargement or extension of the scope of the existing non-conforming use.
(D) When a non-conforming use is abandoned or non-use is continued for a period of 12 months, or if non-use is continued through a lack of diligence as to the amount of abandonment, then it shall thereafter conform to the zoning regulations.
(Ord. 06-2008, passed 6-16-2008, § 11.2; Ord. 09-2020, passed 8-3-2020)