22.36.050 Nonconforming uses of structures.
If a lawful use of a structure, or of structure and premises, exists at the effective date of adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this title, the lawful use may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, providing that:
A. No existing structure devoted to a nonconforming use shall be enlarged, extended, reconstructed or structurally altered, unless the use is changed to a permitted use, except as provided in Section 22.36.030(A).
B. Any nonconforming use may be extended to any other parts of the building designed for such use, but no such use may be extended in any way to occupy land outside the building, except as provided in Section 22.36.030(A).
C. If no structural alterations are made, any nonconforming use of a building, structure or premises may be changed to another nonconforming use; provided, that the board of adjustment shall find that the proposed use is equally appropriate or more appropriate to the district than the existing nonconforming use. In permitting such changes, the board of adjustment may require appropriate conditions or safeguards.
D. Any structure, or structure and land, in or on which a nonconforming use is superseded by a permitted use shall thereafter conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located, and the nonconforming use may not thereafter be resumed.
E. Whenever a nonconforming use of a structure is discontinued or abandoned for six consecutive months, the structure shall not thereafter be used except in conformance with the regulations of the district in which it is located.
F. Where nonconforming use status applies to both structure and land, the removal or destruction of the structure shall eliminate the nonconforming status of the land. (Ord. 817 § 2, 1996).