Except as hereinafter specified, any use, building or structure existing at the time of the enactment of the ordinance codified in this title may be continued, even though such use, building or structure may not conform with the provisions of this title for the district in which it is located; provided, however, that this section does not apply to any use, building or structure established in violation of the California Coastal Zone Conservation and Development Act of 1972 or of the California Coastal Act of 1976 or of any zoning ordinance previously in effect in the City, unless such use, building or structure now conforms with this title.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-1)
Any use legally existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, which is listed as a conditional use in the district wherein located, shall be and remain a nonconforming use until a conditional use permit is obtained as provided in this title.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-2)
No existing building or premises or use thereof, nonconforming in the district in which such building, premises or use is located, shall be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, substituted, structurally altered, or otherwise changed, except when required by law or official order, unless such building, premises or use is changed to a use permitted in the district in which the building, premises or use is located, except as otherwise provided herein.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-3)
A. 
Whenever a nonconforming use has been changed to a conforming use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a nonconforming use;
B. 
When authorized by the City Council in accordance with the provisions of this title, enlargement or completion of a building devoted to a nonconforming use upon a lot occupied by such building, where such enlargement is necessary and incidental to the existing use of such building, may be made;
C. 
When authorized by the City Council in accordance with the provisions of this title, a nonconforming use may be extended throughout those parts of a building which were designed or arranged for such use prior to the date when such use of such building became nonconforming, if no structural alterations, except those required by law, are made therein; and
D. 
In authorizing any extensions of nonconforming uses under this section the City Council shall be guided by the following criteria:
1. 
Restrict such extension to the recorded parcel upon which the nonconforming use is located,
2. 
Require that all existing structures be in full compliance with applicable standards of the district in which such nonconforming use is located,
3. 
Allow change in use to be only to a use allowed in a more restrictive zone,
4. 
Extension of a nonconforming use should be allowed only in compliance with applicable standards of the district in which such nonconforming use is located,
5. 
Authorization for such expansion or change in use should be in the form of a written agreement between the property owner and the City. Such agreement should incorporate an approved site plan showing existing and proposed structures and improvements.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-4)
A. 
Cessation of Use of Building Designed for Nonconforming Use. No building or structure which was originally designed for a nonconforming use, where such use has ceased six months or more, shall again be put to a nonconforming use.
B. 
Cessation of Use of Building Not Designed for Nonconforming Use. No building or structure which was not originally designed as nonconforming use, where such use has ceased for three months or more, shall again be put to a nonconforming use.
C. 
Cessation of Use of Nonconforming Use of Land. No nonconforming use of land, not involving any building or structure, except minor structures such as fences, signs and buildings less than 400 square feet in area, where such use has ceased for 60 days or more, shall again be put to a nonconforming use.
D. 
Cessation of Use Defined. As used herein, a use shall be deemed to have ceased when it has been discontinued either temporarily or permanently, whether with the intent to abandon such use or not.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-5)
Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the overall layout, plans, construction, size or designated use of any development, building, structure, or part thereof, where official approvals and required building permits have been granted before the enactment of the ordinance codified in this title or any amendment thereof, the construction of which conforming with such plans, shall have been started prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title and completion thereof carried on in a normal manner within the subsequent six months' period, and not discontinued until completion except for reasons beyond the builder's control.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-6)
A. 
In all zoning districts where motor vehicle repair or servicing establishments are not prohibited uses, the use of any property for said uses shall be conditional uses as provided in this Title 18, requiring conditional use permits.
B. 
Any use of property for motor vehicle repair or servicing establishments legally existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be and remain a nonconforming use until a conditional use permit is obtained as provided in this title.
C. 
Any nonconforming use referred to in subsection B of this section is subject to the provisions of Article 32 of zoning ordinance 84-1 codified in Chapters 18.62, 18.64 and 18.70.
(Ord. 84-15 §§1—3)
Any nonconforming building or structure damaged by fire, flood, explosion, wind, earthquake, war, riot or other calamity or act of God, may be restored or reconstructed and used as before such happenings; provided, that it shall be substantially complete within six months of such happening.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-9)
No building or use that is a permitted use in the zoning district in which it is located shall be changed to another permitted use until a zoning permit therefore has been issued by the City Council as provided in this title.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-10)
Such repairs and maintenance work as required to keep it in sound condition may be made to a nonconforming building or structure; provided, no structural alterations shall be made except such as are required by law or ordinance or authorized by the Council. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this title, the total structural repairs and alterations that may be made in a nonconforming building or structure shall not, during its life subsequent to the date of its becoming a nonconforming use, exceed 50% of its then reasonable market value as determined by the City Council at such time, unless such building or structure is changed to a nonconforming use.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-11)
A. 
The conversion of an existing dwelling, or any part thereof to any nonresidential use, including office, storage, retail sales, or any other use listed as a permitted use in the district in which the dwelling is located, may be done only upon the issuance of a conditional use permit therefore, as provided in Section 18.74.010.
B. 
In granting a conditional use permit for such conversion, the City Council shall insure, as minimum requirements that adequate provisions are made for parking, on-site circulation, fencing and landscaping in accordance with the requirements of this title. Adequate provisions must be made for all off-site improvements found necessary by the City Council, and all applicable provisions of the building and fire codes must be met.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-12)
Nothing in this title shall be construed as permitting the continuance of a prohibited or nonconforming use found by the Council to be a public nuisance for any period of time, provided such nuisance could be abated by reasonable means in a shorter time than the maximum time provided for herein.
(Ord. 84-1 §32-13f)