District boundaries shown within the lines of roads, streams
and transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to follow the center
lines. The abandonment of roads shall not affect the location of such
district boundaries. When the Code Enforcement Officer cannot definitely
determine the location of a district boundary by such center lines,
by the scale or dimensions stated on the Zoning Map or by the fact
that it clearly coincides with a property line, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall refuse action, and the Zoning Board of Appeals, upon
appeal, shall interpret the location of the district boundary with
reference to the scale of the Zoning Map and the purposes set forth
in all relevant provisions of this chapter.
Regardless of the existence of other printed copies of the Zoning
Map which from time to time may be made or published, the Official
Zoning Map, which shall be located in the Town office, shall be the
final authority as to the current zoning status of the land and water
areas, buildings and other structures in the Town.
Any use not listed in the Schedule of Uses (§
180-10) shall be deemed prohibited.
All permitted uses, and uses permitted as special uses, are
listed in Table 1.
The lawful use of any building or land existing at the time
of the enactment or amendment of this chapter may be continued although
such use does not conform to the provisions of this chapter as follows:
A. Nonconforming structures.
(1) Unsafe structures. Any structure or portion thereof declared unsafe
by the Code Enforcement Officer may be restored to a safe condition.
(2) Alterations. A nonconforming building may not be reconstructed or
structurally altered during its life to an extent exceeding 50% of
the existing footprint of the building unless said building is changed
to a conforming use.
(3) Restoration. No building damaged by fire or other causes to the extent
of more than 50% of its true value shall be repaired or rebuilt except
in conformity with the regulations of this chapter.
(4) Changes. Once changed to a conforming structure, no building shall
be permitted to revert to a nonconforming building.
B. Nonconforming uses.
(1) Extension. A nonconforming use shall not be expanded. Any such use
may be extended throughout any parts of a building which were arranged
or designed for such use at the time of the enactment or amendment
of this chapter.
(2) Discontinuance. Whenever a nonconforming use has been discontinued
for a period of one year, such use shall not thereafter be reestablished,
and any future use shall be in conformance with the provisions of
this chapter.
(3) Changes. Once changed to a conforming use, no use shall be permitted
to revert to a nonconforming use. A nonconforming use may be changed
to a use permitted in the same district.
(4) Displacement. No nonconforming use shall be extended to displace
a conforming use.
(5) Cessation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
any nonconforming automobile wrecking yard, other junkyard or sign
in existence at the date of enactment of this chapter shall, at the
expiration of five years from such date, become a prohibited and unlawful
use and shall be discontinued.
(6) District changes. Whenever the boundaries of a district shall be
changed so as to transfer an area from one district to another district
of a different classification, the foregoing provisions shall also
apply to any nonconforming uses existing therein.