40.530.010    Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to establish provisions for the allowance and potential alteration of uses, lots or structures which do not conform to currently applicable standards or regulations, but which were in conformance with standards in place at the time of their inception, and have been rendered nonconforming due to a change in the applicable standards and regulations.

Nonconformities typically occur in three (3) general categories, or combinations thereof:

    Nonconforming lots, typically having substandard size or dimensions;

    Nonconforming structures, typically having substandard setbacks or excessive height; and

    Nonconforming uses, in which the activity is inconsistent with the allowances or procedures of the underlying zoning district.