(A) The foregoing provisions shall apply to nonconforming uses in districts hereafter changed.
(1) No nonconforming single-family or two-family dwelling shall be changed into a use not permitted in the district in which the nonconforming dwelling is located; and further, in the event 2 separate nonconforming single-family dwelling units built prior to enactment of this chapter occupy a single zoning lot, the same may be separated into 2 separate zoning lots, each lot containing 1 dwelling unit, as long as the separation is done according to a survey made by a licensed Illinois Professional Land Surveyor and after separation each lot contains at least 6,000 square feet of lot area; the new to the required public notice, in the City Building, at the separated lots shall be exempt from complying with minimum side yard requirements of this chapter. Also, each separate zoning lot shall be serviced by its own separate sewer and water lines.
(2) Any extension, structural alteration, enlargement or relocation of the single-family or two- family dwelling shall conform to the height, area and density regulations required of the dwellings in the R-1 District. However, yard area requirements may be varied by the Building Official to allow alteration of or enlargement of the existing dwelling so long as the alteration or enlargement follows the existing foundation lines of the dwelling.
(3) Any single-family or two-family dwelling which is not in a flood plain area or district that is a nonconforming use which is damaged or destroyed by a catastrophic event such as fire or windstorm may be repaired or rebuilt.
(1992 Code, § 155.114) (Ord. passed 5- -1969; Am. Ord. 112772, passed 11-27-1972; Am. Ord.07984, passed 7-9-1984; Am. Ord. 08286A, passed 7-28-1986; Am. Ord. 121195C, passed 12-11-1995) Penalty, see § 155.999