The right to maintain and operate a nonconforming use shall terminate immediately in the event one or more of the following occurs:
(a) Discontinuance and Abandonment. Whenever a nonconforming use has been discontinued for a period of 6 months or more, the discontinuance shall be considered legal abandonment of the nonconforming use. At the end of the 6-month period, the nonconforming use shall not be reestablished, and any further use shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(b) Damage or Destruction. In the event that any building or structure devoted to a nonconforming use is destroyed by any means to the extent of more than its assessed value, as determined for tax purposes by the county auditor, it shall not be rebuilt, restored or reoccupied for any use unless it conforms to all regulations of this Code.
(Ord. 2007-222. Passed 1-10-08.)
(Ord. 2007-222. Passed 1-10-08.)