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A. Continuation.

1. A nonconforming use may continue to be used in its current location, and the business or entity operating the nonconforming use may be sold, leased, or operated by a new owner, lessee, or operator in its current location, subject to other limitations in this Section 146-5.5.

2. The right to continue a nonconforming use does not include the right to relocate the use to a new lot. A land use that is relocated to a new lot loses its nonconforming status.

B. Expansion.

1. A nonconforming use located inside an enclosed single-tenant structure may be expanded to occupy the entirety of the existing single-tenant structure where it is located, but the existing structure may not be enlarged to accommodate an expansion of the nonconforming use.

2. A nonconforming use located inside an enclosed multi-tenant structure shall not be expanded to occupy additional tenant space that it did not occupy when it became nonconforming.

3. Any portion of a nonconforming use located outside of an enclosed structure may not be expanded to occupy any portion of the lot that it did not occupy when it became nonconforming, and cannot be expanded to occupy any lands contiguous with the lot it occupied when it became nonconforming.

C. Restarting after Discontinuance. If a nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of one year or more, it may not be restarted in that location.

D. Replacement. A nonconforming use may be replaced by a conforming use or by a nonconforming use that the Planning Director determines will have fewer adverse impacts on surrounding properties. (Ord. No. 2019-49 § 1, 08-19-2019)