(1) 
Any use of a structure or land that was lawfully established as of the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance that does not conform to the use regulations for the zoning district in which it is located shall be deemed to be a legal nonconforming use and may be continued only in accordance with the limitations and standards provided in this Article IX.
(2) 
Any legal nonconforming use of a structure may be continued, provided there is no physical expansion or extension other than necessary maintenance and repair, except as otherwise permitted in accordance with this Article IX. The owner of the subject property shall bear the burden of establishing that any nonconforming use is a legal nonconforming use, as defined and regulated by this Article IX.
(3) 
The nonconforming use of land not involving a structure, or in connection with any structure thereon which is incidental or accessory to the principal use of the land, may be continued; provided, however, that if the nonconforming use of land is discontinued for a period of six consecutive months, it shall not thereafter be renewed, and any subsequent use of such land shall conform to the regulations of the zoning district in which such land is located.
(4) 
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a legal nonconforming use may relocate to a new location within the Village, and continue operations at that new location as a legal nonconforming use subject to the limitations and standards provided in this Article IX, which new location may be of a greater square footage than the existing location, but only upon issuance of a special use permit therefor in accordance with Section 5.17 of this Zoning Ordinance, and only if:
[Added 6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-3105]
a. 
The use is a bank, credit union, or savings and loan;
b. 
As of January 1, 2014, the use was located within the Business/Residential Transition Area of the B-1 Traditional Business Zoning District;
c. 
The new location is also within the Business/Residential Transition Area of the B-1 Traditional Business Zoning District; and
d. 
The bank, credit union, or savings and loan (as the case may be) must have been under continuous ownership by the same entity for at least six months prior to the relocation and must remain under continuous ownership by such entity for at least six months after the relocation.
(1) 
A nonconforming use shall not be increased in intensity, nor expanded or extended beyond the floor area or lot area occupied as of the date on which such use became nonconforming, or in a manner that displaces any conforming use in the same structure or on the same parcel.
(2) 
No use or structure which is accessory to a principal nonconforming use or structure, shall continue after such principal nonconforming use or structure shall have ceased or terminated, unless it shall thereafter conform to all regulations of this Zoning Ordinance.
(1) 
A nonconforming use of a structure, or part thereof, may be changed to a use of the same or similar character, unless such change requires the addition of off-street parking, building expansion, or building extension.
(2) 
A nonconforming use shall not be changed to another nonconforming use, except upon approval of a request therefore by the Zoning Officer. All new nonconforming uses shall comply with the Site Development Standards set forth in Article VI of this Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Officer shall not approve the change of any nonconforming use to another nonconforming use for any lot in a single-family residential district on which there exist two or more principal uses.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2867A]
(3) 
Any part of a structure or land occupied by a nonconforming use which is changed to or replaced by a use conforming to the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance shall not thereafter be used or occupied by a nonconforming use.
(1) 
Whenever any part of a structure or land occupied by a nonconforming use is changed to or replaced by a use conforming to the provisions of this ordinance, such premises shall not thereafter be used or occupied by any nonconforming use, even though the structure may have been originally designed and constructed for the prior nonconforming use.
(2) 
Whenever a nonconforming use of a structure, or part thereof, has been discontinued for a period of six consecutive months, or whenever there is evident a clear intent on the part of the owner to abandon a nonconforming use, such use shall not, after being discontinued or abandoned, be reestablished, and the use of the premises thereafter shall conform with the use regulations of the zoning district in which it is located.
(3) 
Where no enclosed structure is involved, discontinuance of a nonconforming use for a period of six consecutive months shall constitute abandonment.
The purchaser of property constituting a legal nonconforming use is entitled to the same rights as the seller of that property.