The lawful use of any building or land existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter may be continued, although such use does not conform with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 483, § VII A, 10-8-01)

Nothing herein contained shall require any change in plans, construction, or designated use of a building for which a building permit has been heretofore issued and the construction of which shall have been diligently prosecuted within three (3) months of the date of such permit and the ground story framework of which, including the second tier of beams, shall have been complete within six (6) months of the date of the permit, and which entire building shall be completed according to such plans as filed within one (1) year from date of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 483, § VII B, 10-8-01)

No non-conforming use shall be enlarged or extended to displace a conforming use.

(Ord. No. 483, § VII C, 10-8-01)

Any non-conforming structure or portion thereof declared unsafe by a proper authority may be restored to a safe condition.

(Ord. No. 483, § VII D, 10-8-01)

Once changed to a conforming use, no building or land shall be permitted to revert to a non-conforming use, unless approval is granted by the board of zoning adjustment. A non-conforming use of a building or land may be changed to another non-conforming use of the same or more restricted classification.

(Ord. No. 483, § VII E, 10-8-01)

Whenever a building or land used in whole or in part for non-conforming purposes becomes and remains vacant for a continuous period of twelve (12) months, or when the operations normally carried on in such building or on such land have been discontinued for a period of twelve (12) months, such non- conforming use shall not thereafter be re-established and any future use shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 483, § VII F, 10-8-01)

Whenever the boundaries of a district shall be changed so as to transfer an area from one (1) district to another district of a different classification, the foregoing provisions shall also apply to any non-conforming uses existing therein.

(Ord. No. 483, § VII G, 10-8-01)