Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. uses may continue
A nonconforming use or structure may be continued, including the right to maintain, repair, and alter such use or structure, provided that no structural alterations are made except those required by law or ordinance, and provided that the use or structure is not enlarged, extended, or increased in intensity unless such enlargement, extension, or increase is authorized by the board of zoning appeals as a special exception.
- Discontinuance period
If a nonconforming use or structure is discontinued for a period of one year, any subsequent use or structure shall conform to the provisions of this chapter.
From the ordinance
A nonconforming use or structure may be continued, including the right to maintain, repair, and alter such use or structure, provided that no structural alterations are made except those required by law or ordinance, and provided that the use or structure is not enlarged, extended, or increased in intensity unless such enlargement, extension, or increase is authorized by the board of zoning appeals as a special exception.