(A) Nonconforming uses.
(1) Uses which are prohibited by this chapter but which are in existence prior to the effective date of this code shall be nonconforming uses.
(2) These uses shall not be intensified, enlarged, or expanded beyond the permitted or delineated boundaries of the use or activity as stipulated in the most current permit issued prior to the adoption of this code.
(B) Nonconforming sanitary systems. All sanitary facilities inconsistent with the performance standards of § 154.051(A) shall be brought into conformity or discontinued within five years of the date of enactment of this or other applicable ordinances.
(C) Substandard uses.
(1) All uses in existence prior to the effective date of enactment or amendment of this code which are permitted uses within the Rum River land use district, but do not meet the minimum lot area, setbacks, or other dimensional requirements of this chapter are substandard uses.
(2) All substandard uses, except for substandard signs, shall be allowed to continue subject to the following conditions and exemptions: Any structural alteration or addition to a substandard use, which will increase the substandard dimensions, shall not be allowed.
(Ord. 324, passed 11-16-00) Penalty, see § 10.99