17.68.060 Nonconforming uses of structures and premises in combination.
If a lawful use involving individual structures, or of structure and premises in combination, existed as of the date the provisions of this title or its amendments became applicable to such use or structure that would not be allowed in the district under the terms of this title, the lawful use may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
A. No existing structure devoted to a use not permitted by this title in the district in which it is located shall be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered except in changing the use of the structure to a use permitted in the district in which it is located;
B. Any nonconforming use may be extended throughout any parts of a building which were manifestly arranged or designed for such use at the time of adoption or amendment of this chapter, but no such use shall be extended to occupy any land outside such buildings;
C. Any structure, or structure and premises in combination, in or on which a nonconforming use is superseded by a permitted use shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the district in which such structure is located and the nonconforming use may not thereafter be resumed;
D. When a nonconforming use of a structure, or structure and premises in combination, is discontinued or abandoned for 12 consecutive months, except when government action impedes access to the premises, the structure or structure and premises in combination shall not thereafter be used except in conformance with the regulations of the district in which it is located;
E. Where nonconforming use status applies to a structure and premises in combination, removal or destruction of the structure shall eliminate the nonconforming status of the land unless the land itself is in a nonconforming use. “Destruction,” for the purpose of this subsection, means damage to an extent of more than 60 percent of the assessed value of the structure at the time of destruction. (Ord. 609 § 5, 2004)