No change of a nonconforming use shall be made to a less restricted use. If no structural changes are made, a nonconforming use may be changed to any use permitted in this Zoning Code in a more restricted district. Any change of a nonconforming use to a use of the same degree of nonconformity as determined by the most restricted district in which the existing nonconforming use is permitted shall be made only upon approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals and only if such Board finds that the proposed use is not more injurious to neighborhood property values than the existing use.
No structural changes shall be made in a nonconforming building in a residential district unless it is changed to a conforming building and use or unless the changes are approved by the Board upon a finding by such Board that the changes are in the direction of conformity and will not extend unduly the life of an objectionable nonconforming use in the neighborhood. Unless changed to a conforming building and use, such structural changes shall not exceed in cost, during the life of such building from and after June 30, 1958, sixty (60) percent of the value of such building shown on the tax duplicate of the County at the time of the first such expenditure after June 30, 1958.
In a General Commercial District or Neighborhood Commercial District, no structural changes shall be made in a nonconforming building unless it is changed to a conforming building and use or unless the change is specifically approved by the Board and such approval is confirmed by Council.
(Ord. 2000-128. Passed 12-6-00.)