A Nonconforming status shall exist under the following provisions of this ordinance.

When a use or structure which does not conform to the regulations prescribed in the district in which such use or structure is located was in existence and lawfully operating prior to the effective date of this Ordinance and has been operating since without discontinuance.

When at some subsequent date a use or structure which does not conform to the regulations prescribed in the district in which such use or structure is located was in existence at the time of annexation to the City of Fredericksburg and has since been in regular and continuous use.

(Ord. No. 23-007, 5-20-2013)