a.

The lawful nonconforming use of a structure or land existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued although the use does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. However, only that portion of the land in actual use may be so continued and the structure may not be extended, enlarged, reconstructed, substituted, moved, or structurally altered except when required to do so by law or order or so as to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

b.

Total lifetime structural repairs or alterations shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the Village's assessed value of the structure unless it is permanently changed to conform to the use provisions of this chapter.

If any nonconforming use is discontinued or terminated for a period of twelve (12) months, any future use of the structure or land shall conform to the provisions of this chapter.

When a nonconforming use or structure is damaged by fire, explosion, flood, the public enemy, or other calamity, to the extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its current assessed value, it shall not be restored except so as to comply with the use provisions of this chapter.

a.

The lawful nonconforming structure existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued although its size or location does not conform with the lot width, lot area, yard, height, parking and loading, and access provisions of this chapter. However, it shall not be extended, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except when required to do so by law or order or so as to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

b.

Lots of records that exist at the time of adoption of this chapter or any amendments thereof, which do not meet the dimensional requirements of this chapter, are designated non-conforming lots of record. Non-conforming lots of record that lack required lot area shall be allowed to be built upon in accordance with this chapter if all yard and setback requirements are met. Two (2) or more non-conforming abutting lots of record in single ownership at the time of passage or amendment of this chapter shall be considered to be a single undivided parcel for purposes of this chapter.

c.

No parcel of land shall be divided or sold which does not meet the lot width and area requirements of this chapter nor shall any division of land be made which leaves remaining any lot with a width or area below the requirements of this chapter.

Once a nonconforming use or structure has been changed to conform, it shall not revert back to a nonconforming use or structure. Once the Board of Zoning Appeals has permitted the substitution of a more restricted nonconforming use of an existing nonconforming use, the substituted use shall lose its status as a legal nonconforming use and become subject to all the conditions required by the Board of Zoning Appeals.