Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Alteration of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot must not increase nonconformity
No building or structure may be reconstructed, altered, or expanded on a nonconforming lot unless the reconstruction, alteration, or expansion does not increase the nonconformity of the existing lot, or such lot is consolidated with one or more adjacent lots that reduce or eliminate the nonconformity, or a variance is granted.
- Development of vacant nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot requires varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.
A vacant nonconforming lot may not be developed without a variance and must meet all other requirements of the zoning district.
From the ordinance
A vacant nonconforming lot may not be developed without a variance and must meet all other requirements of the zoning district. A developed nonconforming lot may continue in existence but may not be altered except in accordance with this section.