(a) On any building devoted in whole or in part to any nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of 12 consecutive months on ordinary repairs, or on the repair or replacement of non- bearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing, to an extent not exceeding 10% of the current replacement value of the building, provided that the cubic content of the building as it existed on September 26, 1972, or on the effective date of any amendment making said building or use nonconforming, shall not be increased.
(b) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any building or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official charged with protecting the public safety, upon order of such official.
(`75 Code, Appendix A, Art. V, § 7) (Ord. passed 9-26-72; Am. Ord. 2017-05, adopted 12-20-17)