Draft creates explicit rules for nonconforming uses, limits rebuilding after major damage
The ordinance adds a new article defining nonconforming uses, sets a six-month discontinuation rule that ends grandfathering if a use is abandoned, and maintains a 50% threshold on reconstruction after damage unless rebuilt to current standards or a variance is granted.
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The draft ordinance adds a new Article 6 specifically addressing nonconforming uses'the legal term for structures or uses that predate the current rules but do not comply with them. Jared told the board the article clarifies when grandfathered uses may continue and when they must conform to updated standards.
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