Where two or more contiguous lots are or become under the same ownership and one or more of them does not conform with the minimum lot area or lot dimension requirements of the zone in which they are located, the contiguous lots shall be considered as a single lot and the provisions of subsection C shall not apply; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to contiguous lots all of which were created by official action of a Florence Township Land Use Board, taken during the period from September 1, 1976, to November 26, 1991, inclusive, nor to vacant conforming lots that are contiguous to developed nonconforming lots; and further provided, that this subsection shall not apply so as to create a violation of § 91-161.

Any nonconforming lot existing on the effective date of this chapter which does not meet the definition of the previous subsection may have a building permit issued for a permitted use without an appeal to the Board of Adjustment, provided that the building coverage is not exceeded and the parking and yard requirements are met.

Whenever land has been dedicated or conveyed to the Township by the owner of a lot in order to meet the minimum street width requirements or to implement the Official Map or Master Plan and which lot existed on the effective date of this chapter, the Zoning Officer shall not withhold a building or occupancy permit when the lot depth or area was rendered substandard due to such dedication and where the owner has no adjacent lands to meet the minimum requirements.

The use is terminated by the owner.

The nonconforming use involving a structure is discontinued for 12 consecutive months.

The nonconforming use of land ceases for a period of 12 months.

Any nonconforming building, structure or use which has been condemned or damaged by fire, explosion, flood, windstorm or act of God shall be examined by the following three people:

If, in the opinion of the majority of the above three people, the value of repairing the condition is greater than 50% of the value of replacing the entire structure, it shall be considered completely destroyed and may be rebuilt to the original specifications only upon approval of a use variance as provided by state statutes.

Where the value of repairing the condition is determined to be less than 50% of the value of replacing the entire structure, the nonconforming structure or use may be rebuilt and used for the same purpose as before, provided that it does not exceed the height, area and volume of the original structure.

The percent damaged shall be the current replacement costs of the portion damaged or condemned, computed as a percentage of the current total replacement cost of the entire structure, neither to include the cost of the foundation.