Lawfully existing or established buildings, structures or uses of land

• (a) Nonconformance by lawful existence. A building, structure or use of land is nonconforming if such building, structure, or use of land was lawfully existing prior to July 7, 1967, or amendment that rendered the building, structure, parcel of land or use of land out of conformance. All lots structures, or uses of land that are not lawfully established are not protected by this section.

• (b) Retroactive lawful existence not protected. For the purposes of this chapter, the creation and/or the use of a parcel of land for a particular use which was legal at the time the parcel of land was created and/or so used, shall not serve to create the lawful establishment or lawful existence of any use that was not legal at the time of creation and/or use of the land regardless of subsequent changes in allowable legal uses.

(Ord. of 6-23-1994, art. V, § 3; Ord. of 3-13-2025(6))