Sec. 86-703(a)

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• Abandonment period for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use2 years

  If any nonconformity of any type ceases for any reason for a continuous period of two years or more or is changed to or replaced by a conforming use, the land and building that occupied such nonconforming use shall be subject to all the regulations as to use for the zoning district in which such land and building are located as if such nonconforming use had never existed.

• Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use terminates with principal use

  No use which is accessory to a principal nonconforming use shall continue after such principal use shall cease or terminate.

• Provisions apply only to existing nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. uses, not violations

  All of the provisions of this section relating to nonconforming uses and buildings shall apply to all nonconforming uses and buildings existing on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived. The provisions shall not apply, however, to any use established or building constructed in violation of law, regardless of the time of establishment.

• NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use rights run with the use, not ownership

  The rights of a nonconforming use or building shall pertain to the use or building itself, regardless of the ownership of the land or building on or in which such nonconforming use or building is conducted or the nature and tenure of the occupancy.