Abandonment. If any nonconforming use of land or of a building is discontinued for a period of two years or more such land or building shall thereafter be used or developed only in accordance with the terms of the Abington Zoning Bylaw for the zoning district(s) in which such property is located.

Restoration. Any nonconforming building or structure which has been damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty may be repaired or rebuilt, provided, however, that the repaired or rebuilt structure shall be no less conforming than the structure that was so damaged or destroyed. All such reconstruction must commence within two years from the date of said damage or destruction.

Any nonconforming lot or open space on the lot (including but not limited to yards, setbacks, courts, or building area) if already smaller than that required shall not be further reduced so as to be in greater nonconformity. Any conforming lot or conforming setbacks on the lot shall not be reduced so as to not conform with the requirements of this bylaw.

Any off-street parking or loading spaces, if already equal to or less than the number required to serve their intended use, shall not be further reduced in number.

Any nonconforming use of a structure may be changed to another nonconforming use, provided the new use is not a substantially different use, as provided below and approval for such change is granted a special permit by the Board of Appeals. For the purpose of this section, a substantially different use is a use which by reason of its normal operation, would cause readily observable differences in patronage, service, sight, noise, employment or similar characteristics, from the existing nonconforming use.

If any nonconforming use is changed to a conforming use, it shall not thereafter be put into any nonconforming use.