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the district, provided that yard dimensions and other requirements not involving area or width,or both, of lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which such lot is located.Variance of yard requirements and other requirements not involving area or width, or both, oflot shall be obtained only through action of the Zoning Hearing Board.If two or more lots or combinations of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage insingle ownership are of record at the time of passage or amendment of this ordinance, and ifall or part of the lots do not meet the requirements for lot width and area in the respectivedistrict, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for the purpose ofthis ordinance, and no portion of said parcel shall be used or sold which does not meet lotwidth and area requirements established by this ordinance, nor shall any division of the parcelbe made which leaves remaining any lot with width or area below the requirements stated inthis ordinance.Section 1002:Non-Conforming Uses of LandWhere, at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this ordinance, lawful use of landexists that is made no longer permissible under the terms of this ordinance as enacted oramended, such use may be continued, so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to thefollowing provisions:1002.1 - No such non-conforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor extended tooccupy a greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption oramendment of this ordinance, except as specified by Section 1000 of this ordinance.1002.2 - No such non-conforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any otherportion of the lot or parcel occupied by such use at the effective date of adoption oramendment of this ordinance.1002.3 - If any such non-conforming use of land ceases for any reason for a period ofmore than thirty (30) consecutive days, any subsequent use of such land shall conform to theregulations specified by this ordinance for the district in which such land is located.68
Section 1003:Non-Conforming StructuresWhere a lawful structure exists at the effective date of adoption or amendment of thisordinance that could not be built under the terms of this ordinance by reason of restrictions onareas, lot coverage, height, yards, or other characteristics of the structure or its location on thelot, such structure may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to thefollowing provisions:1003.1 – Notwithstanding any other provisions pertaining to non-conforming uses in thisordinance, an existing non-conforming single-family residential dwelling or any ofits customarily accessory structures may be expanded in floor area up to anadditional 25% each of the existing floor area, provided that the expansion does notencroach any further into the existing yard as the existing structure does, and that theexpansion not violate any additional yard or area requirements.1003.2 – Any other structure may be enlarged or altered in a reasonable amount only asapproved by the Zoning Hearing Board.1003.3 - Should such structure be destroyed by any means to an extent of more than 50% ofits replacement cost at time of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except inconformity with the provisions of this ordinance unless a variance is granted by theZoning Hearing Board.1003.4 - Should such structure be moved for any reason for any distance whatever, it shallthereafter conform to the regulations for the district in which it is located aftermoved.Section 1004:Non-Conforming Uses of StructuresIf a lawful use of a structure, or of a structure and premises in combination, exists at theeffective date of adoption or amendment of this ordinance, that would be allowed in thedistrict under the terms of this ordinance, the lawful use may be continued so long as itremains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:1004.1 - An existing structure devoted to a use not permitted by this ordinance in the districtin which it is located may be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed, or structurallyaltered to any reasonable amount upon granting of a variance by the Zoning Hearing Board.Any enlargements or expansions approved by the Zoning Hearing Board shall meet theProvisions of Use for that type of use. Non-conforming industrial structures shall meet theProvisions of Use for the Industrial District and likewise any Non-conforming commercialstructures meet the Provisions of Use requirements for the Business-Highway District whenthey are either enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed or structurally altered.69
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