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Bayonne City Zoning Code

§ 35-16.2

Nonconforming Uses of Land.

[Ord. No. O-95-12 § 33-6.2]
Where at the time of the effective date of this chapter lawful use of land exists which would not be permitted by the regulations imposed by this chapter, the use may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, provided:
a. 
No nonconforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor extended to occupy a greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter.
b. 
No nonconforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any portion of the lot or parcel other than occupied by such use at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this chapter.
c. 
If any nonconforming use of land is abandoned, any subsequent use of such land shall conform to the regulations specified by this chapter for the district in which such land is located. Evidence of abandonment shall include:
1. 
Cessation of the nonconforming use or any related activity for a period of 12 months, during which time there has been no apparent act or failure to act on the part of the tenant or owners to reinstate such use; or
2. 
Conversion of the nonconforming use to a conforming use.
d. 
No nonconforming use shall be substituted with another nonconforming use.