Chapter 20.204
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- Non-conforming lot exempt from varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. to minimum lot size
When any ownership is comprised of a single lot which has been legally created and is subsequently zoned to a minimum parcel size larger than the existing parcel, said lot shall not be subject to requirements for variance to minimum lot size.
Other
- Abandonment period for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use1 year
Whenever a nonconforming use has been abandoned, discontinued for any reason, or changed to a conforming use, for a continuous period of one (1) year, the nonconforming use shall not be reestablished
- Change to another nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use requires Administrative Permit
A nonconforming use of a structure or site may be changed to another nonconforming use at the same or more restricted level of intensity as determined by the Planning and Building Services Director, provided an Administrative Permit is obtained
- Continuation of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use
A use lawfully occupying a structure or a site prior to the effective date of the application of these regulations which does not conform with the use regulations for the district in which the use is located shall be deemed to be a nonconforming use and may be continued as provided in this Chapter.
- Expansion of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use or structure requires Use Permit
A nonconforming use or structure may be expanded provided an Use Permit is obtained.
- Maximum increase in floor area, heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first., or bulk for involuntary destruction10 pct
it shall not exceed either the floor area, height, or bulk of the destroyed structure by more than ten (10) percent
- Siting of rebuilt structure
shall be sited in the same location on the affected property as the destroyed structure except that no part of the ten (10) percent addition shall encroach further into the setback than the original structure
- IS Combining DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. may be utilized
Chapter 20.124 ("IS" Combining District) may be utilized to identify uses and establish regulations thereto.
- Routine maintenance and repairs
Routine maintenance and repairs may be performed on a structure or site, the use of which is nonconforming, and on a nonconforming structure.
- Legal nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. replacement without Use Permit
A legal nonconforming mobile home may be replaced by a new mobile home without a Use Permit if no Use Permit was required for the original installation.
- Alteration of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure must not increase nonconformity
a nonconforming structure may be altered and/or enlarged provided it does not increase the existing level of nonconformity. Such constructions shall be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator.
- Increase in volume of operation without use permit
A nonconforming use may increase its volume of operation provided the structure is not altered or enlarged to accommodate its increase without obtaining a use permit.
- Authority to require modification or termination of nonconformity declared nuisance
None of the provisions of this Chapter restrict any authority to require modification or termination of any nonconformity which has been declared a nuisance by the Board of Supervisors.
- Previous use permits continue under terms
Any use in existence, by virtue of a use permit issued pursuant to zoning regulations previously in effect, at the time of application of the regulations for any district in this Division, which use under such new regulations is not permissible by use permit may continue in existence but only as regulated by the provisions and terms of the existing use permit.
- One-time 1-year extension to timelines1 year
A one-time one (1) year extension to each of these timelines may be granted by the Director
- Building permit submitted within 1 year of final inspection1 year
A building permit for the restoration is submitted within one (1) year of the date of final inspection of the demolition permit
- Demolition permit final inspection within 1 year1 year
A demolition permit is obtained and receives a final inspection within one (1) year of issuance
- Restoration started within 2 years of building permit submittal2 year
Restoration is started within two (2) years from date of submittal of the building permit for the restoration and diligently pursued to completion.
From the ordinance
Nonconforming uses and structures may be continued, restored, altered, expanded, or abandoned as provided in this Chapter.