Itasca City Zoning Code
§ 5.06
NON-CONFORMING USE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES.
The lawfully existing non-conforming use of part or all of a building or structure, all or substantially all of which building or structure is designed or intended for a use permitted in the district in which it is located, may be continued, subject to the following provisions:
1. Expansion of Non-Conforming Use: The non-conforming use of a part of a building or structure, all, or substantially all, of which building or structure is designed or intended for a use permitted in the district in which it is located, shall not be expanded or extended into any other portion of such building or structure, nor changed to any other non-conforming use.
2. Discontinuance: If a non-conforming use is discontinued for a continuous period of six (6) months (one hundred eighty (180) days), it shall not be reestablished; and any subsequent use of the building or structure shall conform to the use regulations of the district in which the premises are located.
3. Change of a Non-Conforming Use: No non-conforming use shall be changed to another non-conforming use when such non-conforming use is located in a building or structure, all, or substantially all, of which building or structure is designed or intended for a permitted use.
4. Elimination of Non-Conforming Uses: In all Residence Districts any use which lawfully exists on the effective date of this Ordinance, but is permitted only in a Business or Manufacturing Districts and which is located in a building, all, or substantially all of which is designed and intended for a residential purpose, shall be entirely discontinued, and shall thereafter cease operation within five (5) years from the effective date of this Ordinance.
(Ord. 963-97, passed 4-8-97; Am. Ord. 1355-06, passed 12-05-06)