(A) Upon the effective date of this chapter, the lawful use of a building or premises may be continued although such use does not conform to all the provisions thereof, except as hereinafter provided.
(B) A nonconforming use may be extended throughout a building provided no structural alterations are made therein.
(C) A nonconforming use may be changed to another nonconforming use of the same or greater restrictions, provided no structural changes are made in the building. Whenever a nonconforming use has been changed to a conforming use, it shall not thereafter be changed except in accordance with the requirements of the district.
(D) Any building, or building and land combination, in or on which a nonconforming use of a building is existing, shall not hereafter be expanded or altered in any manner except in accordance with the requirements of the district in which it is located.
(E) In the event that a nonconforming use of any building or premises is discontinued for a period of one year, the use of the same shall hereafter conform to the uses permitted in the district in which it is located.
(F) When a building containing a nonconforming use is damaged by fire, explosion, or other acts of God, to the extent of more than 50% of its assessed value, it shall not be restored except in conformity with the regulations of the district within which it is located.
(G) These provisions apply in the same manner to uses which become a nonconforming use due to a letter amendment to these regulations.
(Ord. 443, passed 5-19-86)