Article VII, §125-47
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All districts in Page County Unincorporated
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Change of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use requires special exception
A nonconforming use may, by special exception, be changed to another nonconforming use, provided that the governing body shall find that the proposed use is equally appropriate or more appropriate in the zoning district than the existing nonconforming use.
- Destruction threshold for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use of structure75 pct
Removal or destruction of the structure or building in which a nonconforming use is located shall eliminate the use of the land upon which the structure or building was erected for a nonconforming use. 'Destruction,' for the purpose of this subsection, is defined as damage to an extent of 75% or more of the market value of the structure or building immediately prior to such damage or destruction.
- Discontinuance period for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use of structure2 years
Whenever a nonconforming use of a structure or building or portion thereof has been discontinued or abandoned for two years, such structure or building or portion thereof shall not thereafter be used for a nonconforming use.
- Maximum extension of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use of structure50 pct
such extension of a nonconforming use shall not exceed 50% of the gross floor area occupied by said nonconforming use at the time such nonconforming use became nonconforming or more than the maximum building coverage allowed in the district in which the structure is situated at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter, whichever is greater.
- Reconstruction deadline after destruction24 months
if construction begins within 24 months after destruction or partial destruction occurs, the same nonconforming use or a use which is more appropriate in the zoning district, according to the governing body, may be carried on.
From the ordinance
A nonconforming use may be extended throughout any part of an existing structure or building or any alteration, extension or addition to such structure, provided that any structural alterations, extensions or additions shall comply with all provisions of this chapter with respect to height, area, width, yard and coverage requirements for the zoning district in which the structure or building is located. However, such extension of a nonconforming use shall not exceed 50% of the gross floor area occupied by said nonconforming use at the time such nonconforming use became nonconforming or more than the maximum building coverage allowed in the district in which the structure is situated at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter, whichever is greater.