[Amended 6-29-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994; 9-6-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 9-2-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
The following provisions shall apply to all buildings and uses existing on the effective date of this chapter which do not conform to the requirements set forth in this chapter and to all buildings and uses that become nonconforming by reason of any subsequent amendment to this chapter. Any nonconforming use of buildings or open land may be continued, except that the same shall not be:
A. 
Enlarged, altered, extended, reconstructed or restored, or placed on a different portion of the lot or parcel of land occupied by such use on the effective date of this chapter, nor shall any external evidence of such use be increased by any means whatsoever.
B. 
Moved to another location where such use would be nonconforming.
C. 
Changed to another nonconforming use without approval by the Board of Appeals, and then only to a use which, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals, is of the same or of a more restricted nature.
D. 
Reestablished if such use has been discontinued for any reason for a period of one year or more or has been changed to or replaced by a conforming use. Intent to resume a nonconforming use shall not confer the right to do so.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prevent normal maintenance and repair, structural alteration in or the reconstruction or enlargement of a noncomplying building, provided that such action does not increase the degree of or create any new nonconformity or noncompliance with regard to the regulations pertaining to such buildings.
[Amended 10-27-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
Nonconforming lots in existence on the date of the adoption of this chapter shall be eligible for development, subject to the following:
A. 
Any vacant or improved lot depicted upon a subdivision map filed after March 1994, and prior to the effective date of this chapter, shall be regulated by the zoning regulations in effect at the time of map filing.
B. 
Any vacant or improved lot created, by any means, prior to 1994, and nonconforming to the bulk requirements of this chapter, shall be regulated by the bulk requirements set forth in this chapter which most closely approximate the bulk area of the preexisting lot.
C. 
Any vacant lot having a total plot area of 40,000 square feet or less shall not be deemed to be a permitted preexisting nonconforming lot and shall require approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals.