[1988 Code § 150-22]
All buildings, structures and uses not conforming to the regulations
of the district in which they are located at the time of the enactment
of this chapter shall be known and regarded as nonconforming.
[1988 Code § 150-23]
A use of land for purposes other than those permitted by this
chapter existing on the effective date of this chapter (adopted on
September 3, 1974 and amended October 13, 1988 by Ordinance No. 27-88)
may be continued upon the lot or in the building so occupied. Any
such structure may be restored or repaired in the event of partial
destruction or be relocated in the event of water encroachment or
erosion. No structure used for purposes other than those permitted
by this chapter shall be enlarged or rebuilt to a size larger than
that existing as of the enactment of this chapter, unless it is shown
that the remodeling or additional construction is reasonably necessary
to and incidental to the continuation of the nonconforming use.
[1988 Code § 150-24]
No nonconforming use shall, if changed into a conforming use,
be changed back into a nonconforming use.
[1988 Code § 150-25; Ord. No. 14-2017]
Where a nonconforming use has been abandoned for a consecutive
period of two years and, in the opinion of the Planning Board, pursuant
to the law in such case made and provided, has been in fact abandoned,
said building shall not be reoccupied except in conformity with the
use regulations for the district in which it is located and the use
may not be resumed.
[1988 Code § 150-25; Ord. No. 618-13]
a.
No structural expansion or alteration which creates any nonconformity
or extends or expands any existing nonconformity shall be permitted
unless a variance has been granted, except that raising an entire
structure to comply with the flood ordinance is permitted so long
as the structure is not otherwise expanded or relocated.
b.
Structures on lots that do not conform to all of the area and bulk
requirements of the applicable zone may not be altered or expanded
unless the alteration or expansion does not create any further nonconformity
nor extend or expand any existing nonconformity.
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 08-2016 rescinded Ordinance No.
10-2015.
