A. 
Where two or more contiguous lots are or become under the same ownership and one or more of them does not conform with the minimum lot area or lot dimension requirements of the zone in which they are located, the contiguous lots shall be considered as a single lot and the provisions of subsection C shall not apply; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to contiguous lots all of which were created by official action of a Florence Township Land Use Board, taken during the period from September 1, 1976, to November 26, 1991, inclusive, nor to vacant conforming lots that are contiguous to developed nonconforming lots; and further provided, that this subsection shall not apply so as to create a violation of § 91-161.
[Amended 7-1-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-18; 8-4-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-27]
B. 
Any nonconforming lot existing on the effective date of this chapter which does not meet the definition of the previous subsection may have a building permit issued for a permitted use without an appeal to the Board of Adjustment, provided that the building coverage is not exceeded and the parking and yard requirements are met.
C. 
Whenever land has been dedicated or conveyed to the Township by the owner of a lot in order to meet the minimum street width requirements or to implement the Official Map or Master Plan and which lot existed on the effective date of this chapter, the Zoning Officer shall not withhold a building or occupancy permit when the lot depth or area was rendered substandard due to such dedication and where the owner has no adjacent lands to meet the minimum requirements.
The lawful use of land, buildings or structures existing on the effective date of this chapter may be continued although they may not conform to the provisions of this chapter, provided that none shall be enlarged, extended, relocated, converted to another use or altered except in conformity with this chapter and except as permitted herein. Land on which a nonconforming use or structure is located shall not be reduced in size nor shall any already nonconforming use be made more nonconforming in any manner.
A nonconforming structure or lot shall be considered abandoned if:
A. 
The use is terminated by the owner.
B. 
The nonconforming use involving a structure is discontinued for 12 consecutive months.
C. 
The nonconforming use of land ceases for a period of 12 months.
Any nonconforming building, structure or use changed to conform to the provisions of this chapter shall not be changed back to a nonconforming status.
A. 
Any nonconforming building, structure or use which has been condemned or damaged by fire, explosion, flood, windstorm or act of God shall be examined by the following three people:
(1) 
The Construction Code Official.
(2) 
The owner or an architect or engineer selected by the owner.
(3) 
If the Construction Code Official does not agree with the owner or an architect or an engineer selected by the owner, then a third person agreed to by the Zoning Officer and the owner, whose fee shall be agreed to and shall be paid in equal portions by the Township and the owner.
B. 
If, in the opinion of the majority of the above three people, the value of repairing the condition is greater than 50% of the value of replacing the entire structure, it shall be considered completely destroyed and may be rebuilt to the original specifications only upon approval of a use variance as provided by state statutes.
C. 
Where the value of repairing the condition is determined to be less than 50% of the value of replacing the entire structure, the nonconforming structure or use may be rebuilt and used for the same purpose as before, provided that it does not exceed the height, area and volume of the original structure.
D. 
The percent damaged shall be the current replacement costs of the portion damaged or condemned, computed as a percentage of the current total replacement cost of the entire structure, neither to include the cost of the foundation.
Repairs and maintenance may be made to a nonconforming use, structure or lot, provided that the repair and maintenance work do not change the use, expand the building or the functional use of the building, increase the area of a lot used for a nonconforming purpose or otherwise increase the nonconformity in any manner.
Any nonconforming use, structure or lot may be sold and continue to function in the same nonconforming manner.
Any nonconforming residential structure may be enlarged without requiring a variance from side or rear yard setback regulations, provided that such enlargement or addition to such structure does not extend its existing front dimension nor extend beyond the farthermost existing building line into the side and/or rear yard area; and further provided that such residential use is a conforming use.