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Any building or structure located in a single-family residential zone which has been converted and used continuously as a multi-family dwelling and has a valid use-and-occupancy permit as of January 1, 2001 may continue, provided that the use is registered with the Department of Permitting Services. A registered multi-family use is subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), and (j) of section 59-G-4.34. Any such multi-family use which does not register becomes noncomplying and must terminate the noncomplying use by July 1, 2001.
In the event of destruction or serious damage by fire, flood or similar cause, a registered multi-family dwelling is allowed to be reconstructed for the purpose of continuing the multi-family use. However, the use cannot be expanded beyond what is in existence at the time the use is registered. If reconstruction or repair brings the use into compliance with the provisions of the zone in which the use is located, the multi-family use cannot be reestablished.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 8-66, § 2; Ord. No. 9-12, § 2; Ord. No. 12-1, § 1; Ord. No. 13-35, § 1; Ord. No. 13-112, § 1; Ord. No. 14-31, § 1; Ord. No. 14-36, § 1; Ord. No. 14-47, § 1; Ord. No. 14-49, § 1; Ord. No. 15-13, § 1.)
Editor's note-Section 59-G-4.3 [Ord. 8-66] is applied in Lone v. Montgomery County, 85 Md.App. 477, 584 A.2d 1218 (1985).