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Kingston City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIIA

Conforming Uses and Structures

[Added 10-3-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-6]

§ 181-50.1 Continuance of existing conforming uses and structures.

A. 
General rule. A use, building or structure lawfully existing as of December 31, 2016, in a zone shall not be changed or modified to a less restrictive use in the zone subsequent to said date.
(1) 
No single-family dwelling situated in an R-1 Zone may be modified to become a two-family dwelling.
(2) 
No single-family dwelling situated in an R-1 Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(3) 
No two-family dwelling building situated in an R-1 Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(4) 
No multifamily dwelling building situated in an R-1 Zone may be modified to increase the number of dwellings therein.
(5) 
No single-family dwelling building situated in an R-2 Zone may be modified to become a two-family dwelling.
(6) 
No single-family dwelling building situated in an R-2 Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(7) 
No two-family dwelling building situated in an R-2 Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(8) 
No multifamily dwelling building situated in an R-2 Zone may be modified to increase the number of dwellings therein.
(9) 
No single-family dwelling building situated in an R-3 Zone may be modified to become a two-family dwelling.
(10) 
No single-family dwelling situated in an R-3 Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(11) 
No two-family dwelling building situated in an R-3 Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(12) 
No multifamily dwelling building situated in an R-3 Zone may be modified to increase the number of dwellings therein.
(13) 
No single-family dwelling building situated in a C Zone may be modified to become a two-family dwelling.
(14) 
No single-family dwelling situated in a C Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(15) 
No two-family dwelling building situated in a C Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(16) 
No multifamily dwelling building situated in a C Zone may be modified to increase the number of dwellings therein.
(17) 
No single-family dwelling building situated in an M Zone may be modified to become a two-family dwelling.
(18) 
No single-family dwelling situated in an M Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(19) 
No two-family dwelling building situated in an M Zone may be modified to become a multifamily dwelling.
(20) 
No multifamily dwelling building situated in an M Zone may be modified to increase the number of dwellings therein.
B. 
This prohibition shall not restrict new construction of conforming structures in existing zones as allowed by the Kingston Municipal Code.