If, at the time of enactment of this chapter, any legal activity
is being pursued or any lot or structure legally utilized in a manner
or for a purpose which does not conform to the provisions of this
chapter, such manner of use or purpose may be continued as herein
provided, except that advertising structures that become nonconforming
because of rezoning have 24 months within which to relocate in a permitted
area.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
If any lot of record at the time of the adoption of this chapter
is less in area or width than the minimum required by this chapter,
the lot may be used when the requirements of this chapter regarding
setbacks and side and rear yards are met.
The construction or use of a nonconforming building or land
area for which a permit was issued prior to the adoption of this chapter
may proceed, provided such building is completed within one year or
such use of land is established within 30 days after the effective
date of this chapter.
On any building devoted in whole or in part to any nonconforming
use, work may be done in any period of 12 consecutive months on ordinary
repairs or on repair or replacement of non-load-bearing walls, fixtures,
wiring or plumbing, to an extent not exceeding 10% of the current
replacement value of the structure, provided that the cubic content
of the structure, as it existed at the time of passage or amendment
of this chapter, shall not be increased.
Whenever the boundaries of a district are changed, any uses
of land or buildings which become nonconforming as a result of such
change shall become subject to the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 12-17-2003]
The owner of a valid nonconforming mobile or manufactured home
not located in a mobile or manufactured home park may replace that
home with a newer manufactured home, either single- or multisection,
that meets the current HUD manufactured housing code. Any such replacement
shall retain the valid nonconforming status of the prior home.