The following provisions shall apply to all buildings, structures and uses lawfully existing on the effective date of this chapter, to all buildings and uses that may become nonconforming or noncomplying by reason of any subsequent amendment to this chapter and the Land Use District Map,[1] which is a part thereof, and to all complying buildings housing nonconforming uses.
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Editor's Note: The Land Use District Map is on file in the Town Clerk's office.
A. 
Any nonconforming use of buildings or open land in lawful existence on the effective date of this chapter may be continued indefinitely, but shall not be:
(1) 
Enlarged, altered, extended, reconstructed or restored, except as provided in this article, or placed on a different portion of the lot or parcel of land occupied by such use on the effective date of this chapter, nor shall any external evidence of such use be substantially increased by any means whatsoever.
(2) 
Moved to another location where such use would be nonconforming.
(3) 
Changed to another nonconforming use without prior approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals, and then only to a use which, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals, is of the same or a more restricted nature.
(4) 
Reestablished if such use has been discontinued for any reason for a period, whether through vacancy or cessation of use, of one year or more or has been changed to, or replaced by, a conforming use, with the intent to resume a nonconforming use not conferring the right to do so.
B. 
While a nonconforming use may not be extended, nothing contained herein shall prohibit the extension of a lawful use to any portion of a noncomplying building or structure which existed prior to the enactment of this chapter. No nonconforming use shall, however, be extended to displace a conforming use.
Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to prevent normal repair and maintenance of, or structural alteration within, a noncomplying building, provided that such action does not increase the degree of or create any new nonconformity. Further, any noncomplying building or structure declared unsafe by proper authority may be restored to a proper condition within the time period provided by such authority.
Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to prevent the restoration of a lawful nonconforming use after damage for any reason or by any cause, provided that the bulk, height and area shall not be in excess of that which existed prior to the damage, that all applicable New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code provisions are fully complied with, and that the restoration must be commenced within six months and completed within one year of such occurrence, or the use of such buildings or land as a legal nonconforming use shall thereafter be terminated.
Each of the nonconforming uses specified in this section is deemed sufficiently objectionable and out of character within the land use district in which such use is located as to depreciate the value of other property and uses permitted in the district and otherwise inhibit the proper and orderly development of such district. Therefore, each such nonconforming use must be and shall be terminated on or before the expiration of the specified period of time after the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
Any nonconforming or noncomplying sign, accessory or nonaccessory, including such features or locations as prohibited in § 150-20A herein, shall be modified by its owner to conform or be removed within 90 days after receipt by the owner of specific written notice from the Code Enforcement Officer to so comply.
B. 
Any sign existing on or after the effective date of this chapter which advertises a business no longer conducted, product no longer available or service no longer provided on the premises shall be removed by the owner of the sign and/or premises upon which the sign is located within 10 days after receipt of written notice from the Code Enforcement Officer to remove such obsolete sign.