(a) A non-conforming use is any use that was lawfully being conducted within any building or on any land on the effective date of these regulations or amendment thereto but is not listed as a permitted use of the District in which it is located.
(b) A non-conforming use may continue to operate in its current location in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(c) The Board of Zoning Appeals may authorize a non-conforming use to be changed to another non-conforming use, provided the proposed use is equally appropriate or more appropriate to the District than the existing non-conforming use. The Board of Zoning Appeals may require appropriate conditions and safeguards in accordance with other provisions of this Zoning Code, which if violated are punishable under Chapter 1155
of this Zoning Code.
(d) Unless otherwise permitted by this Chapter, a non-conforming use shall not be enlarged, extended or expanded.
(e) The Board of Zoning Appeals may permit, on a once-only basis, the expansion of a non-conforming use, provided such expansion does not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the ground floor area of the existing building or buildings devoted to a non-conforming use at the time of enactment of this Zoning Ordinance or at the time of its amendment making a use non-conforming. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall not authorize any enlargement which would:
(1) Result in a violation of the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance with respect to any adjoining premises;
(2) Occupy ground space required for meeting the setback or other requirements of this Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 15-23. Passed 8-14-23.)