A lawful nonconforming structure existing at the time of the
adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued although its
size or location does not conform to the lot width, lot area, yard,
height, parking and loading, and access provisions of this chapter.
However, it shall not be extended, enlarged, reconstructed, moved
or structurally altered except when required to do so by law or order
or so as to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
Once a nonconforming use or structure has been changed to conform,
it shall not revert back to a nonconforming use or structure. Once
the Village Board has permitted the substitution of a more restrictive
nonconforming use for an existing nonconforming use, the substituted
use shall lose its status as a legal nonconforming use and become
subject to all the conditions required by the Village Board.
A lot which does not contain sufficient area to conform to the
dimensional requirements of this chapter may be used as a building
site for a single-family dwelling upon issuance of a building permit,
subject to the following conditions:
A. Such use is permitted in the zoning district.
B. The lot is on record in the County Register of Deeds office prior
to the effective date of this chapter.
C. The lot is in separate ownership from abutting lands. If abutting
lands and the substandard lot are owned by the same owner, the substandard
lot shall not be sold or used without full compliance with the terms
of this chapter.
D. The sanitary provisions of the County Sanitary Ordinance shall apply
to those lots not served by public sewer.