The purpose and intent of this article is to provide for the
regulation of nonconforming buildings, structures, land, and other
uses and to specify those circumstances and conditions under which
such nonconforming buildings, structures, land, and uses shall be
permitted to continue.
Any nonconforming building, structure, land, or other use which
existed lawfully at the time of the adoption of this chapter and which
remains nonconforming, and any such building, structure, land, or
other use which shall become nonconforming upon the adoption or amendment
of this chapter, is subject to the regulations which follow:
A.
A nonconforming use may be changed once to another nonconforming
use of the same or greater restriction, but shall not thereafter be
changed again to another nonconforming use.
B.
If a nonconforming use of a building or premises is discontinued
for a period of 12 months, any future use of the building or premises
shall conform to the regulations for the district in which it is located.
Existing farming operations shall be exempt from these restrictions.
C.
Once a nonconforming use or structure has been changed to conform,
it shall not revert back to a nonconforming use or structure.
D.
Repairs and alterations may be made to a nonconforming building or
structure, provided the respective structure is not added to or enlarged
in size.
E.
No building or structure shall be moved in whole or in part to any
other location on the same lot or any other lot in the zone district,
unless every portion of such building or structure which is moved
shall conform to the zone district requirements.
F.
No principal building, accessory building, or structure shall be
moved from one zone district to another zone district unless so authorized
by the Town Board.
G.
When a nonconforming use of structure is damaged by violent wind,
vandalism, fire, flood, ice, snow, mold or infestation, to the extent
of more than 60% of its current assessed value, it shall not be restored
except as to comply with the use provisions of this ordinance and
to the same size, location and use it had immediately prior to the
damage.
