Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Damage threshold for loss of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. status50 pct
damage from any cause to an extent of more than 50 percent of replacement cost at the time of the damage shall eliminate the nonconforming status
- Expansion threshold requiring conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit20 pct
There is a 20 percent or greater net increase in the square footage of the use or structure proposed for expansion or enlargement
- Maximum discontinuance period for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use2 years
The use is not discontinued for more than two years
- Special exception required for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot without street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
Any lot of record that is nonconforming because it has no public street frontage may be developed, or an existing structure on the lot may be expanded, provided the county reviews and grants a special exception permit
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot of record development
A lot of record that is nonconforming due to lack of adequate frontage, width, depth, or area may be developed, provided the development proposed on the lot is in accordance with the applicable use and design standards contained in the district regulations.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign replacement prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
In a residence district where any sign does not comply with the provisions of this ordinance, such sign and any supporting structures may be maintained but shall not be replaced, reconstructed, moved, structurally altered, or relighted except in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance
From the ordinance
Nonconforming uses may continue if not discontinued for more than two years; damage >50% eliminates nonconforming status; nonconforming lots may be developed if conforming; nonconforming signs cannot be replaced.