Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Use of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot of record
A single nonconforming lot of record at the time of enactment of this chapter may be used as a building site, provided that yard dimensions and requirements other than those applying to area or width of the lot shall conform to the regulation for the district in which such lot is located.
- Damage threshold for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure restoration50 pct
A structure which has become nonconforming which has been damaged by fire, explosion, act of God, or the public enemy to the extent of more than 50% of its assessed value at the time of damage shall not be restored except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located.
- Repair of unsafe nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure75 pct
The cost of restoration of the structure to a safe condition shall not exceed 75% of its replacement cost at the time of the Building Official's declaration.
- 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
In the event that such use ceases for reasons other than destruction for a period of more than two years, any subsequent use shall conform to all requirements for this chapter for the district in which the land is located.
From the ordinance
It is the intent of this chapter to permit these nonconformities to continue, but not to encourage their survival, permit their expansion, or permit their use as grounds for adding other structures or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district.