Any lawful building or structure or lawful use of a building, structure or land existing at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, or of a later amendment, which does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located or of other provisions of this chapter, shall be known as nonconforming and may remain, and the use thereof be continued as provided in this article.

(Code 1987, § 18.40.010; Ord. No. 66-3, § 68(part), 7-21-1966)

(a)

A nonconforming use may be extended throughout the building provided no structural alterations are made therein, except those required by law or ordinance or such as may be required for safety, or such as may be necessary to secure or ensure the continued advantageous use of the building during its natural life, or of the erection of its full height as originally planned of a building with foundations and structural members designed to carry a higher building.

(b)

A nonconforming use of land shall not be expanded or extended beyond the area actually so used at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, or of a later amendment creating the nonconformance, and such us shall be restricted to that portion of the land being so used at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, or of a later amendment creating the nonconformance.

(c)

Any nonconforming use of a building, structure or land which is discontinued for a period of two years or more, shall not be resumed, and any future use thereof shall be in conformity with the provisions of this article.

(Code 1987, § 18.40.020; Ord. No. 66-3, § 68(part), 7-21-1966)

Any building or structure devoted to a nonconforming use which is damaged by fire or otherwise to an extent of 50 percent or more of its value, shall not be repaired or rebuilt except in conformity with the provisions of this article.

(Code 1987, § 18.40.030; Ord. No. 66-3, § 68(part), 7-21-1966)

(a)

A nonconforming use may be changed to another nonconforming use of the same or higher classification, or a nonconforming use may be changed to a conforming use, but such shall not thereafter be changed to a less restrictive use.

(b)

A nonconforming use may be changed to another use normally permitted in the same district as the initial use only upon written consent of 80 percent of the property owners within a radius of 300 feet.

(Code 1987, § 18.40.040; Ord. No. 66-3, § 68(part), 7-21-1966)

As long as a billboard or advertising sign is used or is eligible for use in a nonconforming manner, only ordinary repairs and maintenance shall be permitted. In no case shall such repairs include structural alterations, or other work which extend appreciably the normal life of the billboard or advertising sign.

(Code 1987, § 18.40.050; Ord. No. 66-3, § 68(part), 7-21-1966)

The president and village board may, by special permit, after a public hearing held by the zoning committee, and advertised and subject to such protective restrictions that it deems necessary, authorize the location, extension, or structural alteration of any of the buildings or uses in any district from which they are prohibited or limited by this chapter, providing that such buildings or uses will not have any serious depreciating effect on the value of the surrounding property.

(Code 1987, § 18.40.060; Ord. No. 66-3, § 69, 7-21-1966)