The purpose of this article is to provide for the regulation of nonconforming uses, buildings, and structures, and to specify those circumstances and conditions under which those nonconforming buildings, structures, and uses may be continued.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.010; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(A))

Any building, structure, or use which existed lawfully at the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this article and which becomes nonconforming upon the adoption of the ordinance codified in this article, or of any subsequent amendment thereto, may be continued only in accordance with the regulations set forth in this article.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.020; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(part))

Ordinary repairs and alterations may be made to a nonconforming building or structure, provided that no structural alterations shall be made in or to such building or structure, all or substantially all of which is designed on intended for a use not permitted in the district in which it is located, except those required by law, or except to make the building or structure and use thereof conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located. Ordinary repairs and alterations shall be determined by the building inspector and shall include, among other things, the replacement of storage tanks where the safety of operation of the installation requires such replacement.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.030; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(1))

A nonconforming building or structure, all or substantially all of which is designed or intended for a use not permitted in the district in which it is located, shall not be added to or enlarged in any manner unless such nonconforming building or structure and use thereof, including all additions and enlargements thereof, is made to conform to all the regulations of the district in which it is located.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.040; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(2)(a))

A nonconforming building or structure which is nonconforming only as to bulk, may be added to or enlarged, provided such additions or enlargement conforms to all regulations of the district in which it is located.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.050; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(2)(b))

No nonconforming building or structure shall be moved in whole or in part to any other location unless every portion of such building or structure, and the use thereof, is made to conform to all regulations of the district in which the moved building is to be located.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.060; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(3))

A nonconforming building or structure or portion thereof, which is destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty, or act of God to the extent that the cost of restoration to the condition in which it was before the occurrence will exceed 60 percent of the total cost of reconstructing the entire building or structure, shall not be restored unless the building or structure and the use thereof conforms to all regulations of the district in which it is located. In the event that such damage or destruction is less than 60 percent of the cost of reconstructing the entire building or structure, no repairs on construction for restoration shall be made unless such work is started within one year from the date of the partial destruction and is diligently prosecuted to completion.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.070; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(4))

A nonconforming building or structure, or portion thereof, in which the use has ceased by discontinuance, or abandonment, on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article or thereafter or which is abandoned and remains unoccupied or is not used for a continuous period of one year, shall not thereafter be occupied or used, except by a use which conforms to the use regulations of the district in which it is located.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.080; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(5))

The nonconforming use of a building or structure, or portion thereof, may be changed to a use permitted in the district in which the building or structure is located, or the nonconforming uses of a part of such a building may be extended to the remaining parts of the building, but no change or extension of use shall extend or otherwise modify any provision made in this article for elimination of such nonconforming building or structure and the use thereof. However, once a use is changed to a conforming use, such building or structure shall not thereafter be used for a nonconforming use or purpose.

(Code 2012, § 17.60.090; Ord. of 9-28-1966, § 11(B)(6))