Sec. 17.60.120

Other

• Maximum alteration or addition in industrial districts30 pct

  A nonconforming industrial or agricultural use located in an industrial district may undergo minor alterations or additions, except that such use shall be brought into conformity with all applicable provisions of this chapter if it is proposed to be altered or increased to more than thirty percent of its original size as it existed on the date the use became nonconforming

• Maximum expansion of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use in conforming building30 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 value15 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.

• 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 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.

• 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