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118 <br />Annotated Outline <br />NONCONFORMITIES Artlcie7.Not <br />General Commentary: This chapter consolidates all the rules pertaining to i7.1 GerieraiF <br />nonconformiGes from the various different sections in the current zoning <br />ordinance. The new chapter will include: q ':: F <br />Differentiation bet\veen the standards for nonconforming lots fS .. ,.' <br />structures, and uses; C; ' ` ' I <br />Nonconforming sign standards;- ' <br />The creation of nonconforming landscaping standards for use D `, <br />changes; and <br />Anew sliding style of compliancarkinu'rsmna efoetc triggeoed'by `E. <br />site features like landscaping, P ~ g g ' <br />redevelopment. 7 2 Noncon <br />A: <br />GENERAL APPLICABILITY a: <br />Purpose and Scope <br />uses, structu es, lots, andbsigns~that do notetomplydwhethegequemelnts of <br />the new UDO. <br />Authority to Continue <br />All lawfully established nonconformities will be allowed to continue in <br />accordance with the standards of this chapter. <br />Determination of Nonconformity Status <br />~ nrdownegsnotthe town,lhas the bu den ofdprovingotherexistence of a lawful <br />nonconformity. <br />Minor Repairs and Maintenance <br />This subsection will state that routine maintenance of nonconforming <br />structures is allowed to keep nonconforming uses and structures in the same <br />condition they were at the dme~the nonconformity was established. This rule <br />will also be applied to structures housing nonconforming uses. <br />Change of Tenancy or Ownership <br />This section will state that change of tenancy or ownership will not, in and of <br />itself, affect nonconformity status. <br />NONCONFORMING USES <br />This section will indude provisions dealing with existing uses that no <br />longer conform with the zoning district provisions where they are <br />located. The standards will deal with conversion of a nonconforming <br />use to a mole tesvicted nonconforming use, as well as the inability <br />to expand an existing nonconforming use. The sU eonswCOnsider'ed <br />the standards for when a nonconforming <br />discontinued or abandoned, and how reconstruction may or may <br />not proceed following substantial damage to the use. <br />t <br />B. .' i <br />G, <br />p;' I <br />E.. <br />7,3 Nonconfa <br />,`p § <br />P <br />B.. [ <br />C. ' <br />, <br />rmtrig Use of Part of <br />;ns <br />Repairs and <br />lance <br />of Copy <br />Sigr'Permits on <br />5 <br />Hillshorough, North Carolina <br />Unified Development Ordinance I Draft NovemberO, 2009 <br />Page 76 <br />