(a) When any nonconforming structure is destroyed or damaged by any means to the extent of 51% or more of the cost of replacement, as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer, the structure shall not be rebuilt, restored or re-occupied for any purpose unless it shall thereafter conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located. If the damage equals 50% or less of the replacement cost, repairs or rebuilding shall be permitted.
(b) When a nonconforming use is discontinued or ceases to exist for one year, the nonconforming use shall not thereafter be resumed.
(c) When a nonconforming use or structure is replaced by a regularly permitted use or structure, it shall thereafter conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located, and the nonconforming use may not be resumed.
(d) An extension of a nonconforming use for the sole purpose of providing required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be permitted, so long as the extension does not involve any structural alteration or enlargement of a nonconforming structure.
(e) When a public official, charged with protecting the public safety, declares a structure unsafe and orders its restoration to a safe condition, the restoration shall be permitted, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a).
(f) No nonconforming structure shall be moved, in whole or in part, to any other location on the same or a different lot unless the entire structure thereafter conforms to the regulations of the district in which it is located after being moved.
(g) No use or structure which is accessory to a principal nonconforming use or structure shall continue after the principal use or structure has ended, unless it conforms with all the regulations of this chapter.
(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968; Ord. 3633, passed 2-14-2005)