1171.03 NONCONFORMING USES.
   Except as otherwise provided in this code, nonconforming uses and structures for nonconforming uses shall be regulated as follows:
   (a)   No nonconforming use shall be relocated on a lot. However, if the building is nonconforming, it may be relocated meeting the requirements of Section 1171.04 below.
   (b)   A nonconforming use may be enlarged as a conditional use authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals, provided the following limitations shall apply:
      (1)   The enlargement may not exceed 25 percent of the total floor area of the use when it first became nonconforming.
      (2)   The enlargement may not violate the yard and area requirements of Chapter 1150 nor the height requirements of Chapter 1151.
   (c)   A nonconforming use that has become abandoned for one (1) year or more shall revert to a conforming use. However, a nonconforming use may be reestablished as a conditional use authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals, provided the following limitations shall apply:
      (1)   The conditional use shall be for one of the following uses:
         A.   The nonconforming use that previously existed.
         B.   Another nonconforming use first permitted in the same or more restrictive district as the previous use and that is not a use permitted in a more restrictive district than the district in which the nonconforming use is located.
         C.   Any use that has been granted an exemption from federal taxes under the Internal Revenue Code as a Section 501(c)(3) organization.
      (2)   The Board shall determine that the building in which the previous nonconforming use was located is not suitable as a building for a conforming.
      (3)   The building in which the previous nonconforming use was located shall be brought into compliance with other city and state regulations.