Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Construction commencement after permit30 days
However, such use must commence within 30 days after the effective date of this chapter.
- Construction completion period1 years
If construction is not completed within one-year, further construction shall be in conformity with the provisions for the district in which the operation is located.
- Discontinuation period2 years
If any such existing nonconforming activity or use of a lot or structure has been discontinued or vacated for a period exceeding two years, it shall be deemed abandoned.
- Expansion limit for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached structure20 pct
Should a proposed alteration of a nonconforming single-family detached structure not meet current yard dimensions or setbacks, and the expansion proposed is less than 20 percent of the original footprint of the nonconforming structure, the zoning administrator may administratively approve the expansion if the proposed expansion does not increase the nonconformity of the existing yard dimensions or setbacks.
- Restoration period after damage2 years
Such building may also be repaired, rebuilt or replaced to its original nonconforming condition, so long as the building is repaired, rebuilt or replaced within two years of the natural disaster.
From the ordinance
Nonconforming uses may continue; discontinuation for >2 years deems abandoned; modifications limited.