§ 8113-5.2. Uses within structures subject to amortization.  


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  • All nonconforming commercial or industrial uses in Residential (R), Open Space or Agricultural zones, within conforming or nonconforming structures, shall be amortized from the effective date of this Chapter or a later amendment which renders the use nonconforming, based on the square footage of the structure at the time the use is rendered nonconforming, as follows: Ten (10) years for one thousand (1,000) square feet, plus one and one-quarter (1.25) years for each additional one hundred (100) square feet over one thousand (1,000) square feet; maximum sixty (60) years. At the end of the amortization period, the use shall be brought into conformance with this Chapter or terminated, unless a continuance is obtained pursuant to Section 8113-5.4.

    (Am. Ord. 3730—5/7/85)

(Ord. No. 4411, § 7, 3-2-2010)