Article VII, Secs. 27-181 through 27-186
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Discontinuation period for conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit termination of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. status180 days
unless it is abandoned or discontinued for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days
- Damage threshold for repair without varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.50 pct
If such building is damaged greater than fifty (50) percent
- Repair period after natural disaster2 years
Unless such building is repaired, rebuilt or replaced within two (2) years of the date of the natural disaster
- Enlargement or structural alteration requires conformity
the square footage of a building or structure is enlarged, or the building or structure is structurally altered as provided in the Uniform Statewide Building Code
- Additional repair period for federal disaster declaration2 years
the owner shall have an additional two (2) years for the building to be repaired
- Maximum discontinuation period for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use2 years
such use is not discontinued for more than two (2) years
- Moving nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. building to another lot prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. unless properly zoned
No nonconforming building or structure may be moved on the same lot or to any other lot which is not properly zoned to permit such nonconforming use
- Replacement of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. allowed if meets HUD code
may replace that home with a newer manufactured home, either single- or multi-section, that meets the current HUD manufactured housing code
- Abandonment period for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign2 years
a sign shall be considered abandoned if the business for which the sign was erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two (2) years
- Years of tax payment for vested nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. status15 years
paid taxes to the town for such building or structure for a period in excess of fifteen (15) years
From the ordinance
Nonconforming uses may continue only if not discontinued for more than two (2) years; buildings damaged >50% may be repaired within 2 years; signs abandoned after 2 years; manufactured homes may be replaced if HUD compliant.