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All lawful structures and uses not conforming to the regulations of the zoning district in which they are located at the time of the effective date of this chapter or amendments thereto shall be known and regarded as "nonconforming."
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A nonconforming structure or use may be continued subsequent to adoption of this chapter, provided that no such structure may be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its nonconformity, and no such use shall be enlarged or increased to occupy a greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption of this chapter except in accordance with § 114-73 below.
B. 
To avoid undue hardship, nothing herein contained shall require any change in plans, construction or designated use of a structure for which a building permit was issued more than 30 days prior to the effective date of this chapter and the construction of which is begun and diligently executed within three months after the enactment hereof and which building shall be completed within two years of the effective date of this chapter.
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A use of land or structure which does not conform to the regulations of this chapter shall not be altered, reconstructed, extended, or enlarged, except in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) 
Such alteration or extension shall be permitted only upon the same lot as in existence at the date the use became nonconforming.
(2) 
Any increase in volume, area, or extent of the nonconforming use shall not exceed an aggregate of more than 50% of the area allocated to a nonconforming use during the life of the non-conformity. Such increase in volume, area, or extent of the non- conforming use shall be permitted only by special use permit, under the provisions of Article VII.
(3) 
Any increase in volume, area, or extent of the nonconforming use shall be in accordance with the other provisions of this chapter.
(4) 
For the purposes of this section "volume" does not mean volume of business but rather an increase of cubic volume within a structure or on a parcel of land.
B. 
A conforming use or structure shall not be altered or extended so that it becomes a non- conforming use or structure.
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Unsafe structures. Any structures or portions thereof declared unsafe by the Code Enforcement Officer shall be restored to a safe condition.
B. 
No structure damaged by fire or other causes to the extent of more than 75% of its fair market value shall be repaired, reconstructed or used except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter. Structure with damage to the extent of 75% or less of the fair market value may be reconstructed, repaired or used for the same nonconforming use subject to the following provisions:
(1) 
The reconstructed structure shall not exceed the height, area or volume of the damaged structure except as provided by § 114-73 above.
(2) 
Reconstruction shall begin within one year from the date of the damage and shall be carried on without interruption. Site clearing shall be completed within 60 calendar days from the date that all actions that are required to take place before site clearing have been fulfilled, such as site inspections required by insurance companies or for any criminal investigations.
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Whenever a nonconforming use has been discontinued for a period of 18 consecutive months, such use shall not thereafter be reestablished and any future use shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
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Once changed to a conforming use, no structure or land shall be permitted to revert to a non- conforming use. A nonconforming use may be changed to another nonconforming use only under the following conditions:
(1) 
Such change shall be permitted only by special use permit, under the provisions of Article VII.
(2) 
The applicant shall show that the nonconforming use cannot reasonably be changed to a permitted use in the district where such nonconforming use is located. The burden of proof is on the owner of the use or applicant for the special use permit being sought.
(3) 
The applicant shall show that the proposed change will be less objectionable in external effects than the existing nonconforming use with respect to:
(a) 
Traffic generation and congestion including truck, passenger car, and pedestrian traffic; noise, smoke, dust, noxious matter, heat, glare, vibration; storage and waste disposal; and appearance.
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No nonconforming use shall be extended as may be permitted by § 114-73 above which would result in the displacement of a conforming use.
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Whenever the boundaries of a zoning district shall be changed so as to transfer an area from one zoning district to another zoning district of a different classification, the foregoing provisions shall also apply to any nonconforming uses or structures existing or created by such transfer.
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A zoning permit shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer for all lawful nonconforming uses existing at the effective date of this chapter. The zoning permit shall include a statement that the use is nonconforming and shall list the specific conditions under which said use may continue. It shall be signed by both the Code Enforcement Officer and the owner. The burden of seeking out and securing a zoning permit for a nonconforming use is that of the property owner and not the Code Enforcement Officer.