By the passage of Ordinance 927, codified herein, no presently illegal use or building shall be deemed to have been legalized unless such use falls within a use district where the actual use and standards under the terms of this chapter shall be conforming. Any use which does not conform to provisions of this chapter shall be a nonconforming use or structure if it legally existed as a conforming or nonconforming use or structure prior to adoption of this chapter or an illegal use if it did not exist as a conforming or nonconforming use or structure, as the case may be. It is further the intent and declared purpose of this chapter that no offense committed, and no liability, penalty or forfeiture, either civil or criminal, incurred prior to the time the previous zoning ordinance was repealed and this chapter adopted shall be discharged or affected by such repeal; but prosecutions and suits for such offense, liabilities, penalties or forfeitures may be instituted or causes presently pending proceeded within all respects as if such prior ordinance has not been repealed.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05)