The use of a non-complying building or other structure may be continued except as otherwise provided in Sections 17.56.020 and 17.56.030.

(Res. 1-1 §3(I) (1), November 16, 1982)

If a non-complying building or other structure is destroyed or damaged by any means to the extent of more than seventy-five (75) percent of its value, it shall be reconstructed only in accordance with the bulk regulations specified for the district in which it is located, except in cases incurred due to a catastrophe when applicable to owner occupied single-family and duplex residential dwellings and accessory buildings established prior to the adoption of the Sangamon County zoning ordinance. In no way shall the reconstruction result in a greater violation of any provision of the zoning ordinance than the non-compliance that existed prior to the catastrophe.

(Res. 7 §4, April 14, 1987; Res. 1-1 §3(I) (2), November 16, 1982)

1. A non-complying building or other structure may be enlarged, provided that no enlargement is permitted which would either create a new non-compliance or increase the degree of non-compliance of any portion of the building or structure. Normal maintenance, repairs, or structural alterations are permitted in a non-complying building provided the non-compliance is not increased.
2. If a residential building is non-complying as to lot area per dwelling unit, such residential building may be enlarged or extended; provided that the amount by which the area of the zoning lot is smaller than required is not increased and that an additional non-compliance is not created.

(Res. 1-1 §3(I) (3), November 16, 1982)

An existing lot that is non-complying in an agricultural zoning district due to lot size only, may have its lot area reduced through the contiguous owner exemption of the State Plat Act if all other provisions of the County Zoning Ordinance and State Plat Act are met. No new building site would be created.

(Res. 12 §4(part), May 8, 2001)