• Section 11.06 Repairs and Maintenance.

   (a)   For a building devoted in whole or in part to a nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months to complete ordinary repairs, or on the repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing to an extent not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the assessed value of the building, provided that the cubic content of the building, as it existed at the time of passage or amendment of this Zoning Ordinance, is not increased.

   (b)   Nothing in this Zoning Ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition, a building, or part thereof, declared to be unsafe by an official charged with protecting the public safety, upon the order of such official.

• Section 11.07 Uses Allowed As Special Land Uses , Not Nonconforming Uses .

   Any use for which a special land use is required, as provided in this Zoning Ordinance, shall not be deemed a nonconforming use but shall, without further action, be deemed a conforming use in such district.

• Section 11.08 Change of Tenancy or Ownership.

   There may be a change of tenancy, ownership or management of existing nonconforming uses of land, structures and premises, provided that there is no change in the nature or character of such nonconforming use.

ARTICLE 12 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

• Section 12.01 Authority.

   There is hereby established a Board of Zoning Appeals, the membership, powers, duties of which are prescribed in Act 110 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan of 2006, as amended. The Board of Zoning Appeals, in addition to the general powers and duties conferred upon it by said Act, in specific cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, shall interpret and determine the application of the regulations established under this Zoning Ordinance in harmony with their purpose and intent as hereinafter set forth.