(A) A nonconforming use at a single location may be continued or reestablished at the same location, except when the nonconforming use has ceased for six months or more or except as provided in § 25.165.
(B) Whenever a nonconforming use of a building or land has been changed to a conforming use, the use shall not thereafter be changed to a nonconforming use.
(C) Except as provided in § 25.165(A), an existing nonconforming use shall not be enlarged or extended unless the use is regularized through rezoning or a use permit is first approved therefor.
(D) (1) Except as provided in § 25.165(A), an existing building or land devoted to a nonconforming use shall not be enlarged, extended or substantially altered unless the use thereof is changed to a permitted use in the district in which the building or land is located.
(2) Maintenance measures such as reroofing, minor structural repairs, repainting, interior wall additions and the like not exceeding in total amount, during any period of five years, 50% of the value of the building as determined by the Community Development Director or designee are allowed. The Community Development Department may charge a fee to recover the cost of determining the value of the building and the maintenance measures.
(E) Except as provided in §§ 25.165(B) and 25.167(D), when a building or structure containing a nonconforming use is damaged or destroyed by any natural disaster or accident and repair or replacement exceeds 50% of the value of the building or structure before it was damaged, as determined by the Community Development Director or designee, it shall not be reconstructed to accommodate a nonconforming use. The building or structure may be restored and used only in conformity with the provisions of the district for which it is located. The Community Development Department may charge a fee to recover the cost of determining the value of the building and the repair or replacement costs.
(`61 Code, § 25.17.7) (Ord. 915, passed 6-20-2000; Am. Ord. 939, passed 5-20-2003; Am. Ord. 1018, passed 9-3-2013)