§ 6.2. Nonconforming uses.

6.201. No building, structure or premises containing a nonconforming use shall hereafter be extended, unless such extension or alteration shall conform to provisions of the use district in which it is located.

6.202. Structural repairs and alterations to a nonconforming building or structure may be permitted to the extent of 50 percent of its replacement value.

6.203. Any nonconforming building or structure which has been damaged to the extent of not exceeding 50 percent of its replacement valuation by reason of fire, flood, explosion, earthquake, riot, war or act of God may be reconstructed and reused as before if done within 12 months from the time such damage occurred. If such damage is greater than 50 percent of its replacement valuation, such building or structure may only be reconstructed to conform with the provisions of the use district in which it is situated.

6.204 No building, structures, businesses, or premises where a nonconforming use has ceased for the reasons other than those stated in section 6.203 for a period of more than six months or has changed to a permitted or conforming use, shall again be used as a nonconforming use.

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Any business, located outside of the zoning district in which it was intended for, that ceases operations or changes ownership for any other reason than those specified in section 6.203, shall be required to follow the variance procedure outlined in part 14(B).

6.205. Any sign or billboard which lawfully existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance may be continued for a period of not more than one year; except that an identifying nonconforming sign or billboard attached to a nonconforming building or structure may be maintained through the lawful nonconformity of such building or structure.

6.206. Any use, not enclosed within the confines of a building (such as junkyard, signs and billboards) existing at the time of enactment or subsequent amendment of this ordinance, but not in conformity with its provisions, may be continued not longer than six months from and after the enactment of this ordinance; provided, however, that such uses shall not be considered nonconforming so long as they are enclosed and screened from view by walls and/or fences and/or plantings of not less than six feet in height, in a manner prescribed by the building inspector [official].

(Ord. No. 1099, 5-8-17)