Section 17.60.120
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Abandonment period for loss of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. status1 years
If a nonconforming use of land or a nonconforming use of a conforming building is discontinued for a continuous period of one year, it shall be presumed that the use has been abandoned
- Expansion threshold requiring minor use permit30 pct
The nonconforming use of a portion of a building may be extended throughout the building provided that a minor use permit is first secured in each case where the expansion exceeds thirty percent of the original size of the nonconforming use
- Maximum maintenance and repair value per year15 pct
A nonconforming building may undergo normal maintenance and repairs, provided that the work does not exceed fifteen percent of the appraised value thereof as shown in the assessor's records in any one year period
- Reconstruction time limit after damage24 months
reconstruction shall occur within twenty-four months after the date of the damage and that the reconstructed building shall have no greater floor area than the one damaged
From the ordinance
A nonconforming building may undergo normal maintenance and repairs, provided that the work does not exceed fifteen percent of the appraised value... The nonconforming use of a portion of a building may be extended throughout the building provided that a minor use permit is first secured in each case where the expansion exceeds thirty percent... reconstruction shall occur within twenty-four months... discontinued for a continuous period of one year...