If a lawful
of a
, or of
and
in combination, exists at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance, that would not be permitted in the
under the terms of this Ordinance, the lawful
be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
a. No existing
devoted to a
not permitted by this Ordinance in the
in which it is located
be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except in changing the
of the
to a
permitted in the
in which it is located.
b. Any
be extended throughout any parts of a building which were manifestly arranged or designed for such use, and which existed at the time of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance, but no such
be extended to occupy any
outside such building.
c. If no structural
are made, any
of a
, or
and
in combination,
be changed to another
of the same or a more restricted classification provided that the
, either by
or by making findings in the specific case,
find that the proposed
is equally appropriate or more appropriate to the
than the existing
. In permitting such change, the
require conditions and safeguards in accord with the purpose and intent of this Ordinance. Where a
of a
,
, or
and
in combination is hereafter changed to a more conforming use, it
not thereafter be changed to a less conforming
.
d. Any
, or
and
in combination, in or on which a
is superseded by a permitted
,
thereafter conform to the regulations for the
in which such
is located, and the
not thereafter be resumed.
e. When a
of a
, or structures and
in combination, is discontinued or ceases to exist for six (6) consecutive months or for eighteen (18) months during any three-year (3-year) period, the
, or
and
in combination, shall not thereafter be used except in conformance with the regulations of the
in which it is located. Structures
by
uses
be excepted from this provision.
f. Where nonconformity
status applies to a
and
in combination, removal or destruction of the structure
eliminate the nonconforming status of the
.