Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use abandonment period12 months
If the use ceases for a period of more than 12 calendar months, the subsequent use of the land shall be conforming.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure replacement deadline12 months
Any accessory structure other than a building that is damaged or removed to an extent that exceeds 50 percent of its square footage may be replaced or reconstructed in substantially the same location and of substantially the same design as the pre-damaged or pre-removed structure, if a complete application is submitted for any and all required construction permits within 12 calendar months of the damage or removal.
- AgricultureAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them./timber/mineral abandonment period24 months
Nonconforming agriculture, timber production, and mineral resource production uses are exempt from conforming to current zoning regulations, unless the use is abandoned for more than 24 calendar months.
- Damage threshold for reconstruction50 pct
If a building is damaged or destroyed by more than 50 percent of its square footage, the building must be reconstructed in compliance with the requirements for the zone in which it is located.
- Expansion of nonconformity requires conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
Changes to the structure that would alter or expand the nonconformity must obtain a conditional use permit as per Chapter 18.29 MSMC.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lots may be used for permitted purposes
Any nonconforming single lot, tract or parcel of land that was lawfully created and recorded with the County Assessor's office may be used for the purposes permitted by this title notwithstanding the minimum lot area, lot width and lot depth required.
From the ordinance
Nonconforming uses may continue if not enlarged, moved, or ceased for more than 12 months; structures damaged >50% must conform; accessory structures may be replaced within 12 months; agriculture abandonment 24 months.