A. 
Nonconforming lots and structures may be transferred, and the new owner may continue to use the nonconforming lot or structure, subject to the provisions of this article.
B. 
Normal upkeep and maintenance of a nonconforming structure, including repairs and renovations that do not involve expansion of the nonconforming structure, are allowed.
A. 
Vacant lots.
(1) 
Nonconforming vacant lots of record that are part of a subdivision previously approved by the Wales Planning Board or Selectmen and recorded at the Androscoggin County Registry of Deeds at the time of the adoption of this chapter, and that are not located in the shoreland zone, may be built upon, provided that setback requirements are met and that all other requirements of this chapter and state law are met.
(2) 
Any other legally created, nonconforming lot of record may be built upon, provided that such lot of record is in separate ownership and not contiguous with any other lot in the same ownership and that all provisions of this chapter except lot size, lot width, or lot frontage can be met. Variance of setbacks or other requirements not involving area, width, or frontage can be obtained only by action of the Board of Appeals.
(3) 
If two or more contiguous lots of record are in the same single or joint ownership on or after the effective date of this chapter, and if either or both of these lots do not individually meet the dimensional requirements of this chapter, and either of the lots are vacant or contain only principal or accessory structure, then the lots shall be combined to the extent necessary to meet all dimensional standards, except where rights have been vested.
B. 
Built lots.
(1) 
A structure on a conforming or nonconforming lot of record that was built prior to the adoption of this chapter may be subject to the restrictions in § 103-26.
(2) 
If two or more contiguous lots of record are in the same single or joint ownership on or after the effective date of this chapter, and if either or both of these lots do not individually meet the dimensional requirements of this chapter, and if a principal structure exists on each lot, then the nonconforming lots of record may be conveyed separately or together in accordance with the State Minimum Lot Size Law[1] and the State Plumbing Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 12 M.R.S.A. § 4807 et seq.
A nonconforming structure may be added to or expanded after a permit has been obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer as long as such expansion does not extend the nonconformity any farther toward the setback line (front, side, rear, shore) beyond the most nonconforming point of the existing structure.