Where a lawful use of land exists at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this zoning code that is made no longer permissible under the terms of this zoning code as enacted or amended, such use may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
(A) Proportion of nonconformity. No such nonconforming use shall be enlarged or increased after the effective date of adoption or amendment of this zoning code except that the Planning Commission, after written notice to abutting and adjacent property owners, may conditionally approve or deny an extension, or enlargement of a nonconformity as a recommendation to Village Council.
(B) Location of nonconformity. No such nonconforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any other portion of the lot or parcel occupied by such use at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this zoning code, except that the Planning Commission, after written notice to abutting and adjacent property owners, may conditionally approve or deny the relocation of a nonconforming use as a recommendation to Village Council.
(C) Extinction of nonconformity. If such nonconforming use of land ceases for any reason for a period of more than two years, the nonconformity is thereafter considered extinct, and any subsequent use of such land shall conform to the regulations specified by this zoning code for the District in which such land is located.
(Ord. O-2019-24, passed 9-9-2019)