Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Destruction threshold for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use50 pct
No building nonconforming because of use which has been damaged by any cause whatsoever to the extent of more than 50 percent of fair market value of the building immediately prior to damage, shall be restored, repaired or replaced except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter.
- Discontinuance period1 year
No building or portion thereof used in whole or in part for a nonconforming use which remains idle or unused for a continuous period of one year ... shall again be used except in conformity with the regulations of the district.
From the ordinance
The lawful use of land or buildings existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived may be continued although such use does not conform to the provisions hereof.