Article 12, Sec. 12-1-3.2
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Deadline for certificate of occupancy for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. uses90 days
All nonconforming uses shall obtain a certificate of occupancy within ninety (90) days after the adoption of this Article.
- Deadline for completion of construction for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use1 years
provided that such building is completed and use established therein within one year
- Discontinuance period causing loss of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. status2 years
If such a lawful nonconforming use or portion thereof is discontinued for a continuous period of two years or changed to a conforming use, any future use ... shall be in conformity
- Deadline for screening automobile graveyards and junkyards2 years
shall be allowed up to two (2) years after adoption of this ordinance in which to completely screen all portions of the operation
- Required screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for automobile graveyards and junkyards7 ft
by use of buildings, a masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence or evergreen hedge, or equally effective device seven (7) feet in height.
- Deadline for establishment of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. land use30 days
or such use of land established within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Article.
- Maximum enlargement of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure75 pct
total aggregate floor area included in all such additions and enlargements does not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the pre-existing floor area
- Damage threshold for restoration of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure75 pct
damaged or partially destroyed ... to the extent of not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of its value, exclusive of foundations at that time, may be restored
- Time limit for restoration of damaged nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure2 years
provided that such restoration is completed within two (2) years
- Vacancy period causing loss of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. status2 years
which is or hereafter becomes vacant and remains unoccupied for a continuous period of two years shall not thereafter be occupied, except by a use which conforms
From the ordinance
A building or structure which does not comply with height or setback regulations shall not be added to or enlarged in any manner unless such addition or enlargement conforms to all the regulations of the district in which it is located, provided that the total aggregate floor area included in all such additions and enlargements does not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the pre-existing floor area contained in said building or structure.