On any building devoted in whole or in part to any nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months on ordinary repairs and on repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing to an extent not exceeding twenty-five (25) percent of the building’s replacement cost prior to the initiation of repairs, exclusive of foundations, provided that the cubic content of the building as it existed at the time of passage or amendment of this Zoning Code shall not increase. Nothing in this Zoning Code 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.
(Ord. 29-2006. Passed 3-7-06.)