A. 
Any land, the existing lawful use of which at the time of passage of this chapter does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located shall have such use considered as a nonconforming use, which may continue on such land but shall be subject to the regulations covering nonconforming uses. Any land which constituted a lawful nonconforming use under the East Norriton Township Zoning Ordinance of 1963 shall be governed by this article as of the date it first became a lawful nonconforming use under the 1963 Ordinance.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Ordinance of 1963, Ord. No. 40, was superseded 9-11-1978 by Ord. No. 96.
B. 
Any lawful building or the lawful use of any building existing at the time of the passage of this chapter that does not conform to use, height, location, size or bulk or to the regulations of the district in which it is located shall be considered a nonconforming building or use and may continue such use in its present location but shall be subject to the regulations covering nonconforming uses. Any building which constituted a lawful nonconforming use under the East Norriton Township Zoning Ordinance of 1963 shall be governed by this article as of the date it first became a lawful nonconforming use under the 1963 Zoning Ordinance.
A. 
A nonconforming building or use shall be considered as such unless and until it complies with the regulations of the district in which it is located. Such use shall not be changed to a use designated for a district having less restrictive regulations, and such use shall be of the same class of use as the prior nonconforming use.
B. 
A nonconforming use, when discontinued, may be resumed or changed anytime within one year from such discontinuance, but not after.
A. 
Any lawful nonconforming use of a portion of a building may be extended throughout the building, and any lawful nonconforming building or any building of which a lawful nonconforming use is made may be extended upon the lot occupied by such building and held in single and separate ownership on the effective date of this chapter, except in case of nonconforming uses which existed prior to the effective date of this chapter, and, in those cases, the nonconformity shall be determined as of the date the use first became nonconforming, provided that the floor area of such building shall not be increased by more than a total of 50% of the area of such building existing on the date it first became a lawful nonconforming building or a building of which a lawful nonconforming use is made, and provided further that any structure, alteration, extension or addition shall conform to all the height, area, width, yard and coverage requirements for the district in which it is located.
B. 
Any lawful nonconforming use of a portion of a building may be extended throughout the building, and any lawful nonconforming building or any building of which a lawful nonconforming use is made may be extended upon the lot occupied by such building and held in single and separate ownership on the effective date of this chapter, except in cases of nonconforming uses which existed prior to the effective date of this chapter, and, in those cases, the nonconformity shall be determined as of the date the use first became nonconforming; in excess of the 50% allowed by the preceding subsection up to a maximum of 100% increase in floor area by special exception granted by the Zoning Hearing Board. Any such special exception shall provide that any structural alteration, extension or addition shall conform to all the height, area, width, yard and coverage requirements for the district in which it is located.
The Zoning Hearing Board shall have discretion to determine what resumption or change of nonconforming use is permissible in accordance with this article.
A building containing a nonconforming use and a building nonconforming as to area and height, destroyed by fire, legally condemned or in need of restoration, may be reconstructed and used for the same nonconforming use, provided that building reconstruction is commenced within one year and carried on to completion without interruption, and provided that the building, when rebuilt, does not exceed in height and area the building so destroyed, condemned or restored, subject also to other regulations of nonconforming uses herein contained.
Every lawful nonconforming sign may be continued or replaced with a sign similar in size and character so long as such lawful nonconforming use continues but may not be enlarged or otherwise substantially altered (nor may the illumination or lack of illumination thereof be changed), except in accordance with the regulations applicable to the district in which such lot is located.
Any subdivision and/or land development plan, whether preliminary or final, approved prior to the adoption of this chapter, shall be governed by the ordinances in effect at the time of such approval, provided that the applicant completes development in accordance with such approval within three years from date of such approval. Otherwise, the present regulations and ordinances shall apply.