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Morgantown committee backs creating streamlined process to revive abandoned nonconforming uses
Summary
Staff proposed an amendment to Article 13.73 of the zoning code to allow owners to seek revival of nonconforming uses after abandonment through a certificate of occupancy, Planning Commission public hearing and a defined appeal path to council. The committee directed staff to forward the draft to the Planning Commission for review of consistency.
City staff presented an ordinance amendment intended to give property owners a more efficient path to restore nonconforming uses that lapsed after an abandonment period.
Under current state zoning law, a nonconforming use (a use lawfully established before current zoning) may be presumed abandoned if a property is not occupied for one year. The proposed ordinance would clarify existing nonconformity language in Article 13.73 and add a revival process: an applicant files…
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