These provisions shall apply to all buildings or structures
and to all uses of buildings or structures or lots lawfully existing
prior to the effective date of this chapter, or of subsequent amendments,
revisions or reenactments of such chapter, which do not conform to
the provisions of said original Zoning Chapter, or to such revisions
or reenactments of their effective dates.
Any unlawful building or structure, or unlawful use of a building
or structure or lot existing as of the original effective date of
this chapter or any amendment thereto shall be deemed to be a nonconforming
building, structure or use.
A nonconforming use shall be changed only to a conforming use, except as provided in Article
X.
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the restoration, within
one year, of a building or buildings destroyed, in whole or in part,
by fire, explosion, act of God or act of a public enemy or prevent
the continuance of the use of such building or buildings or part thereof.
All signs erected shall comply to the signing regulations pursuant to Article
VIII of this chapter.