Where otherwise lawful uses of land or structures exist at the effective date of adoption of this Zoning Ordinance, or amendments thereto, which would not be permitted by the regulation contained in this Zoning Ordinance, such uses may be continued so long as they remain otherwise lawful.
(a) Expansion of a nonconforming use into a part of a building or structure that was lawfully and manifestly designed or arranged for such uses are allowed.
(b) No nonconforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor extended to occupy a greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance.
(c) A nonconforming building, structure, or premises, if changed to a use permitted in the district in which the lot is located, shall not thereafter be used except in conformity with the said permitted use in that district; a nonconforming building, structure, or premises may be changed to another use only if such use is included in the district in which the nonconforming use is a part.
(d) A request for change in the nonconforming use of a lot or structure shall be made to the Board of Zoning Appeals and accompanied by a complete application and fee. Review process shall follow the procedures set for in Section 1165.04: Procedure for Variance.
(e) Any use of a specific property which is conditionally permitted in a zoning district in accordance with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance shall not be considered as a nonconforming use in the zoning district in which it is conditionally permitted. Such conditionally permitted use shall be considered a conforming use on the particular lot on which it is located, if it meets all of the requirements of the district in which it is located.
(f) A nonconforming business may expand its off-street parking area on to an adjacent lot or lots providing that the buffering and landscaping requirements of Chapter 1147: Landscaping, are met and the Board of Zoning Appeals follows procedures of Chapter 1163: Conditional Permitted Uses, and issue a conditional use permit.
(g) Any other expansion of a nonconforming use shall not be allowed into adjacent lots purchased after the Zoning Ordinance made the original building a nonconforming use or into adjacent lots previously owned by the same land owner and used in conformity with the Zoning Ordinance and which did not qualify as a nonconforming use.
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)