(A) No structural or physical alteration shall be made to any non-conforming building, structure or lot except when required by law or ordinance. This requirement does not prohibit routine repairs or maintenance.
(B) No expansion shall be made of any non-conforming building, structure or use unless such expansion conforms to the regulations specified for the district in which it is located. In cases where the non-conforming use occupies a building, structure or any portion of a site, expanding the use into additional building or land area shall constitute an extension and shall not be allowed.
(C) Any non-conforming building, structure or use, or one or more of a group of non-conforming building, structure or use related to one industry and under one ownership, which has been damaged by fire, flood, explosion, earthquake, war, riot or act of God, may be reconstructed and used as before, if done within 12 months of such calamity. The City Council, after review and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission, may determine that such delay in reconstruction was caused by unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the owner of the premises and permit a reasonable extension of time for reconstruction. Any district requirements may be waived by the City Council; provided, the area restored is not more non-conforming than existed at the time of the calamity.
(D) (1) Any non-conforming building, structure or use which ceases to be used for a period exceeding one year or is superseded by a conforming use, shall never again be devoted to the non- conforming use, except as otherwise provided in division (C) above. A non-conforming use shall not be changed to a different non-conforming use.
(2) This shall not prevent a name change or change in ownership of the same non-conforming use.
(Prior Code, § 12-15.02) (Ord. 747, passed - -1995)