Any existing use of land or use of structure and premises or
any structure by virtue of its size or position on the land which
is not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter at its time
of enactment may be continued with the following limitations:
A.
If any nonconforming use of land is abandoned for any reason for
a period of more than 12 consecutive months, any subsequent use of
the land shall conform to the regulations for the district in which
such land is located.
B.
Any existing structure devoted to a use not permitted by this chapter
in the district in which it is located shall not be enlarged, extended,
constructed, reconstructed or structurally altered in any way except
as may be required for normal maintenance or to prevent damage or
injury. Such an existing nonconforming use in a structure may be changed
to a use permitted in the district in which it is located. It is the
intent of this article to discourage the continuance of nonconforming
uses and structures.
C.
Any structure or structure and land in combination, in or on which
a nonconforming use is superseded by a permitted use, shall thereafter
conform to the regulations for the district in which said structure
is located; and the nonconforming use shall not thereafter be resumed.
D.
When a nonconforming use of a structure or of a structure and premises
in combination is discontinued or abandoned for 12 consecutive months
or for 18 months during a three-year period, the structure or structure
and premises in combination shall not thereafter be used except in
conformance with the regulations of the district in which it is located.
E.
A structure which, by reason of restriction on area, lot coverage,
height, yards or other characteristics, could not be built under the
terms of this chapter:
