[CC 1961 §23.15; Ord. No. 2974 §23.15, 6-20-1988; Ord. No. 3048 §1, 5-1-1989]
A.
The
lawful use of a building existing upon the date this Chapter is adopted
may be continued, although such use does not conform with the provisions
of this Chapter, and such use may be extended throughout the building;
providing that no structural alterations, except those required by
law or ordinance, are made therein. If no structural alterations are
made, a non-conforming use of a building may be changed to another
non-conforming use of the same or more restricted classification.
The foregoing provisions shall also apply to non-conforming uses in
districts hereafter changed. Whenever a non-conforming use of a building
has been changed to a more restricted use or to a conforming use,
such use shall not thereafter be changed to a less restricted use.
B.
No
building which has been damaged by fire, explosion, act of God or
the public enemy, to the extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of
its structure, shall be restored except in conformity with the regulations
of this Chapter. The remnants of any damaged building not to be restored
shall be removed within one hundred eighty (180) days.
C.
No
building or portion thereof used in whole or in part for a non-conforming
use in a dwelling district which remains idle or unused for a continuous
period of one hundred eighty (180) days, regardless of ownership,
whether or not the equipment or fixtures are removed shall again be
used except in conformity with the use regulations of the district
in which such building is located.
D.
No
existing building or premises devoted to a use not permitted by this
Chapter in the district in which such building or premises is located,
except when required to do so by law or ordinance, shall be enlarged,
extended, reconstructed or structurally altered, unless such use is
changed to one permitted in the district in which such building or
premises is located.
