A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the lawful use of land or a building existing at the date of the adoption of this chapter may be continued although such use or building does not conform to the regulations specified by this chapter for the zone in which such land or building is located; provided, however, that:
(1) 
No nonconforming lot shall be reduced in size.
(2) 
No nonconforming building shall be enlarged, extended or increased unless such enlargement is conforming.
(3) 
No nonconforming use may be expanded.
(4) 
A lot of record under one ownership at the date of the adoption of this chapter, where the owner thereof owns no adjoining land, may be used as a lot for any purposes permitted in the residential zone, provided that the minimum area for such a lot is 5,000 square feet and has a fifty-foot width and further provided that all other regulations prescribed for the zone are complied with.
B. 
The prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee, or any other person interested in any land upon which a nonconforming use or structure exists may apply in writing for the issuance of a certificate certifying that the use or structure existed before the adoption of the ordinance which rendered the use or structure nonconforming in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-68. The applicant shall have the burden of proof. Application pursuant hereto may be made to the administrative officer (Zoning Officer) within one year of the adoption of the ordinance which rendered the use or structure nonconforming. The administrative officer (Zoning Officer) shall collect a fee for such certificates in accordance with § 215-17 of this chapter. Denial by the administrative officer shall be appealable to the Planning Board in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:44D-72 through 40:44D-75 and sections thereof.
A. 
A nonconforming use shall be deemed to be abandoned where there is an intention to abandon as well as an external act (or omission to act) by which such intention is carried into effect.
B. 
It shall be prima facie evidence that a nonconforming use has been abandoned when there occurs a cessation of such use on the part of a tenant or owner for a continuous period of at least one year.
C. 
When a nonconforming use has been abandoned, such use shall not thereafter be reinstated, and any structure shall not thereafter be reoccupied, except in conformance with this chapter.
A. 
If any nonconforming structure shall be more than partially destroyed, then the structure may not be rebuilt, restored or repaired, except in conformity with this chapter.
B. 
Destruction to the extent that rebuilding, repair or restoration requires removal or demolition of any remaining portions of the damaged part of the structure such that the only major components of the original structure utilized in such building, repair or restoration are the foundation or exterior walls shall be prima facie evidence that the structure has been more than partially destroyed.
C. 
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the strengthening or restoring of any portion of a structure which has been declared unsafe by the Construction Official.
A. 
No nonconforming use shall, if once changed to a conforming use, be changed again to a nonconforming use.
B. 
No nonconforming use shall be changed to or substituted for any other nonconforming use.
A. 
Alterations, as applied to a nonconforming structure, shall only include a change or rearrangement in the structural supports or a change in the exterior appearance of a structure.
B. 
A nonconforming structure may not be enlarged, extended, increased in height, width or depth; moved or relocated; or modified in such a way as to increase habitable or usable space, number of dwelling units or number of bedrooms; unless such structure is changed to a structure conforming to the requirements of this chapter.
C. 
A nonconforming structure may be altered, provided that the cost of alterations does not exceed, in the aggregate, 50% of the assessed value of the structure as recorded in the records of the Tax Assessor. More substantial alterations are not permitted unless the structure is changed to conform to the requirements of this chapter.
Nothing herein contained shall require any change in plans, construction or designated use of a building for which a building permit has been heretofore issued and the construction of which shall have been diligently prosecuted within three months of the date of such permit, and the ground-story framework of which, including the second tier of beams, shall have been completed within six months of the date of the permit, and which entire building shall be completed according to such plans as filed within one year from the date of the adoption of this chapter.
Whenever the boundaries of a district shall be changed so as to transfer an area from one district to another district of a different classification, the provisions of this chapter shall also apply to any nonconforming uses existing therein or created thereby.