§ 156.131 NONCONFORMING LOTS, USES, BUILDINGS, AND STRUCTURES.
   Lawful nonconforming uses of land, buildings, structures, or combinations thereof may continue subject to the following conditions and specifications:
   (A)   A nonconforming use of land (outside a building) shall be made to conform to the provisions of this chapter within a period of two years after adoption of this chapter.
   (B)   Any nonconforming use of land, building, or structure which has ceased by discontinuance or abandonment for a period of one year shall thereafter conform to the provisions of this chapter.
   (C)   Any nonconforming building or structure which has been destroyed or damaged by fire, explosion, act of God, or by a public enemy to the extent of 50% or more of its replacement value shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
   (D)   Any nonconforming signs or billboards shall be removed in accordance with §§ 157.115 through 157.117. All billboards shall be considered nonconforming.
   (E)   No nonconforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any portion of the lot or parcel not occupied by such use at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter.
   (F)   Should a nonconforming building or structure be moved for any reason for any distance whatever, it shall there-after conform to the regulations for the district in which it is located after it is moved.
   (G)   The use of a nonconforming structure or building may be changed only to a use conforming to the district in which the property is located.
   (H)   No nonconforming building shall be enlarged or structurally altered except:
      (1)   To make it a conforming building; or
      (2)   In the instance that the non- conformity relates only to set-back requirements and like non-conformities commonly exist elsewhere within the same block or neighborhood, but in all instances, the enlargement or structural alteration shall itself be consistent with code requirements. A nonconforming use of a building existing at the time of the adoption of this chapter, or an amendment thereto, may be extended throughout the building provided that no structural alterations, except those required by ordinance or law, are made therein, and provided that approval is granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Ord. 80-0-24, passed 1-12-81; Am. Ord. 00-O-1, passed 2-14-00) Penalty, see § 156.999