A. Any nonconforming use may be made a special use by granting of a special use permit, as authorized in chapter 22 of this title.
B. Any nonconforming use of a building or structure which has been vacant for more than twelve (12) months and lost its nonconforming classification as required by subsection 10-5-2B of this chapter, may be made a special use by granting of a special use permit, as authorized in chapter 22 of this title, provided the following conditions are met:
1. The building or structure must be of such nature that conversion to an allowable use would be impossible, financially impractical (improvements to convert would cost in excess of 50 percent of the value of the structure), or nonconducive to the structure.
2. The proposed use is suitable for the subject structure and site.
3. The use proposed must be similar or more restrictive than previous uses of the property with evidence showing previous uses in legal operation.
4. The structure will not be structurally altered or enlarged in such a way as to enlarge the special use beyond the space previously used for nonconforming uses.
5. Any special use approved using this subsection B is approved for the use only. Any change in use is not allowed under the previous special use. (Ord. C-497, 12-21-2010)