(a) The intent of this chapter is to provide for the continuation and, under appropriate circumstances, elimination of existing uses of property that do not conform to the requirements of this Zoning Code or that may not conform to future amendments thereto.
(b) The provisions herein are designed to accomplish this intent in a way that:
(1) Recognizes the rights and interests of owners of individual properties that have been rendered nonconforming by City action to upgrade zoning policies and standards;
(2) Allows the property owner or lessee to recover his or her investment in the nonconformity, while also recognizing that by virtue of the nonconformity he or she enjoys a special right not available to other property owners in the same zoning district; and
(3) Minimizes the nuisance, reduction in neighboring property values and other adverse effects of properties that do not conform to their environs.
(Ord. 87-94. Passed 7-27-87.)