Where a lawful structure occupied by a use permitted in the zoning district in which it is located exists on the effective date of adoption or amendment of any provision of the Zoning Code that could not be built under the terms of said provision by reason of restrictions on size, height, setbacks, or lot coverage, such structure may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, and in compliance with the following:
(a) No such nonconforming structure shall be enlarged, altered, or reconstructed in a way that increases its nonconformity, except as otherwise provided below.
(b) Structural alterations of a building or structure that is nonconforming solely because of its encroachment in a required setback area may be extended in any lawful manner that does not further encroach in that setback.
(c) A nonconforming building or structure that is damaged, destroyed or removed by more than 50 percent of its replacement value, by whatever cause, shall not be reconstructed, restored or replaced, except by a conforming building or structure.
(d) If a nonconforming structure becomes physically unsafe or unlawful due to lack of repairs and maintenance, and is declared by any duly authorized official to be unsafe or unlawful by reason of physical condition, it shall not thereafter be restored, repaired, or rebuilt except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located.
(Ord. 2021-4. Passed 1-25-21.)