ABANDONMENT means the visible or otherwise apparent intention of an owner to discontinue a non-conforming use of a building or premises or the removal of the characteristic equipment or furnishings used in the performance of a non-conforming use without their replacement by similar equipment or furnishings or the replacement of the non-conforming use or structure or the change of a non-conforming use of a building or premises by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(Ord. 5745, approved 4-16-1998)