(1) Nonconforming Lots. The lot, width, or acreage is smaller than the minimum permitted in the zone in which it is located;

(2) Nonconforming Structures. The structure is designed to accommodate a nonconforming use or fails to meet yard, coverage, height, or other development requirements established for the zone in which it is located;

(3) Nonconforming Uses of Land and/or Structures. The use to which land and/or structures is being put is not a principal, accessory, or conditional use permitted in the zone in which it is located, and is not otherwise permitted in this chapter.

(1) No such structure may be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its nonconformity;

(2) Should such structure be partially or wholly destroyed by any means to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its replacement cost at time of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the remaining structure must be removed within twelve (12) months of the date of destruction;

(3) Should such structure be partially destroyed by any means to an extent of fifty percent (50%) or less of its replacement cost at the time of destruction, a building permit may be issued to rebuild, restore, or repair the nonconforming structure within twelve (12) months of the date of damage. If a permit is not issued within that time period, the remaining structure must be removed within twelve (12) months of the date of destruction; provided however, that if reconstruction is delayed through litigation or other cause beyond the control of the owner, then the time of such delay shall not be considered when computing the twelve (12) month period for obtaining the building permit;

(4) Should such structure be moved for any reason for any distance whatever, it shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the zone in which it is located after it is moved.

(1) No existing structures devoted to a use not permitted by this chapter in the zone in which it is located shall be enlarged, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered except in changing the use of the structure to a use permitted in the zone in which it is located;

(2) Any nonconforming use may be extended throughout any part of a building which was arranged or designed for such use at the time of adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this section, but no such use shall be extended to occupy any land outside such building where such land was not so used at the effective date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this section;

(3) If no structural alterations are made, any nonconforming use of a structure, or structure and premises, may be changed to another nonconforming use provided that the Commission shall find that the proposed use is equally appropriate or more appropriate to the zone than the existing nonconforming use. In permitting such change, the Commission may require appropriate conditions and safeguards in accord with the provisions of this chapter;

(4) Any structure, or structure and land in combination, in or on which a non-conforming use is superseded by a permitted use, shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the zone in which such structure is located, and the nonconforming use may not thereafter be resumed;

(5) When a nonconforming use of a structure, or structure and premises in combination, is discontinued or abandoned for twelve (12) consecutive months or for eighteen (18) months during any three (3) year period, the structure, or structure and premises in combination, shall not thereafter be used except in conformance with the regulations of the zone in which it is located;

(6) 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.

(1) No such nonconforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor extended to occupy a greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this section;

(2) No such nonconforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any other portion of the lot or parcel occupied by such use at the effective date of adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this section;

(3) If any such nonconforming use of land ceases for any reason for a period of more than three hundred sixty-five (365) days, any subsequent use of such land shall conform to the regulations specified by this chapter for the district in which such land is located.

(1) Signs and Display Devices. A nonconforming use of a structure, nonconforming use of land, or a nonconforming use of a structure and land, shall not be extended or enlarged after passage of the ordinance codified in this section by attachment of additional signs to a building, or the placement of additional signs or display devices on the land outside of the building, or by the addition of other uses, if such additions are of a nature which would be prohibited generally in the zone involved except that this provision shall not be deemed to prohibit the replacement of one (1) sign with another of like size.

(2) Construction Begun Prior to Passage of the Ordinance Codified Herein. To avoid undue hardship, nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require a change in the plans, construction, or designated use of any building on which actual construction was lawfully begun prior to the effective date of adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this section and upon which actual building construction has been diligently carried on. Actual construction is hereby defined to include the placing of construction materials in permanent position and fastened in a permanent manner, and demolition, elimination, and removal of an existing structure in connection with such construction, provided that actual construction work shall be diligently carried on until the completion of the building involved.

(3) Repairs and Maintenance. On any nonconforming structure or on any building devoted in whole or in part to any nonconforming use, work may be done in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months on ordinary repairs, or on repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring, or plumbing, to an extent not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the current replacement value of the building, provided that the cubical content of the building as it existed at the time of passage or amendment of the ordinance codified in this section shall not be increased.

(1) Outside Storage of Junk. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no junked vehicle or junk shall be stored outside and no unenclosed junk or wrecking yard shall be maintained in a location which is visible from a City or State road in any zone. However, the Commission may grant a conditional use permit under the procedure specified in this chapter allowing said use to continue for a specified period of time if an eight-foot (8') high sight-obscuring fence of good appearance has been provided around said use.

(2) The Planning and Zoning Commission may grant a conditional use permit allowing a nonconforming use to expand, enlarge, or increase in intensity provided that: