(a) Termination of Use Through Discontinuance. When any nonconforming use is discontinued or abandoned for more than 6 months, any new use shall not thereafter be used except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located, and the nonconforming use may not thereafter be resumed. The intent to continue a nonconforming use shall not be evidence of its continuance.
(b) Use by Damage or Destruction. Any non-conforming use of a building or structure which has been damaged or destroyed may be reconstructed as it previously existed prior to the damage or destruction. Such restoration shall not cause a new nonconformity, nor shall it increase the degree of nonconformance or noncompliance existing prior to such damage or destruction. A Zoning Certificate pertaining to such restoration shall be applied for and issued within 6 months of such damage or destruction, and rebuilding shall be completed within 6 months of issuance of Zoning Permit. When such a nonconforming structure is so damaged or destroyed, and not going to be reconstructed as it previously existed, no rebuilding, restoration, or reoccupation shall be permitted except in conformity with all applicable regulations of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 00-30. Passed 6-5-2000.)