Code Section: 185 (a)

Subject: Termination date of NCU

Effective Date: 12/90

Interpretation:

   This Paragraph prescribes a 20-year amortization period for NCUs or a longer period depending upon the age of the building. This longer period varies according to the building type under the Building Code. It was clarified that the amortization period is at least 20 years as measured from the time the use became nonconforming due to a change in zoning but could be a longer period measured from the date the building was built. For example, a Type 4 building (which has a 30-year amortization period) built in 1970 and made nonconforming in 1978 would amortize, not in 1998 but in 2000.