§ 9182.41. Site Development Nonconformities - Nonconformity Requiring Capital… — Carson Zoning Code

Lawfully established site development, improvements, buildings and/or structures which become nonconforming with respect to site development regulations, and which cannot be made conforming without incurring a capital expenditure or loss, either shall be made conforming or allowed to continue as indicated in the following table, unless otherwise provided in this Chapter. Any site development which is not listed herein, or for which there is no specified time period for conformance, shall conform within six (6) months from the effective date of the regulation or ordinance which results in the nonconformity (i.e., date of nonconformance).

shall be made conforming or allowed to continue as indicated in the following table, unless otherwise provided in this Chapter. Any site development which is not listed herein, or for which there is no specified time period for conformance, shall conform within six (6) months from the effective date of the regulation or ordinance which results in the nonconformity (i.e., date of nonconformance).

Nonconformity	Requirement
A. Building height, yard area, open space and/or encroachment therein. Wall, fence or hedge of excess height. Storage space.	Existing conditions allowed to continue indefnitely.
B. Wall, fence (other than of excess height), screen enclosure or building enclosure.	Shall be provided in a conforming manner within 3 years from date of nonconformance, except:
	1. If Director fnds an existing enclosure is available for transportable material or equipment, it shall conform within 60 days.
	2. When a wall is required along a zoning boundary, said wall shall be provided by a property owner if such property owner, or his predecessor in interest, was the applicant for the zone change which created the nonconformity, or, in other cases, by the abutting property owner who frst makes other improvements on his property requiring a building permit with a valuation as determined by the Building Offcial of more than $5,000.
C. Lot improvements of areas used for parking, loading, maneuvering, and/or storage of vehicles (includes paving, drainage, perimeter guards and lighting; excludes striping).	Shall conform within 6 months of the date of nonconformance.
D. Lot layout, number and size of parking spaces, and landscaping of parking area (except parking for a dwelling).	Allowed to continue indefnitely, except that any expansion or intensifcation of use which requires additional parking space shall be required to provide only the parking space needed to serve the expansion or intensifcation of use.
E. Nonconformity with respect to truck vehicle space specifcations and/or maneuvering area standards (does not apply to lot improvements set forth in subsection C of this Section).	Allowed to continue indefnitely, except that any expansion of use shall require that all truck loading and maneuvering areas be made conforming to the extent feasible in the opinion of the Director.

Nonconformity	Requirement
F. Parking for a dwelling, including number of spaces and type of enclosure.	Allowed to continue indefnitely.
G. Striping or marking of vehicular parking spaces or stalls.	Allowed to continue indefnitely except that any resurfacing or alteration of an existing parking area which removes existing striping, shall be made conforming.
H. Trash areas.	Shall conform within 1 year from the date of nonconformance.
I. "A" frame signs, "sandwich" signs, portable signs, streamers, banners, pennants, etc.	Shall be removed within 60 days from the date of nonconformance.
J. Temporary signs announcing termination or conversion of a use.	Shall be removed within 30 days from the date of nonconformance.
K. Flashing, scintillating and revolving signs.	Shall be removed or converted to a conforming sign within 180 days from the date of nonconformance.
L. Other signs.	Shall be removed or made conforming within 5 years from the date of nonconformance.
M. Utilities.	Allowed to continue indefnitely, except that any replacement of an existing line shall be made in a conforming manner to the extent feasible in the opinion of the Director.

(Ord. 22-2211 § 20; Ord. 93-1012 § 1; Ord. 92-967 § 1; Ord. 87-821 § 22)