Kings County Zoning Code § 1201 Purpose

A. The specific purpose of this Article is to permit continuation of uses and continued occupancy and maintenance of structures that were legally established but do not comply with all of the standards and requirements of this Development Code in a manner that does not impair public health, safety, and general welfare.

B. Nothing in this Development Code pertaining to nonconforming structures and uses shall be construed or applied so as to require the termination, discontinuance or removal of public utility buildings, structures, equipment, and facilities, or so as to prevent the expansion, modernization, replacement, repair, maintenance, alteration, reconstruction, or rebuilding and continued use of such buildings, structures, equipment, and facilities, provided that there be no change of use nor enlargement of those areas so used.