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Chapter 38 — ZONING ORDINANCE›Part V — Administration›Article 28 — NONCONFORMING USES, AND STRUCTURES

Sec. 38-212. Specific Purposes.

Monterey Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · Monterey

This article is intended to limit the number and extent of nonconforming uses by prohibiting their enlargement, their re establishment after abandonment, and the alteration or restoration after destruction of the structures they occupy. While permitting the use and maintenance of nonconforming structures, this article is intended to limit the number and extent of nonconforming structures by prohibiting their being moved, altered, or enlarged in a manner that would increase the discrepancy between existing conditions and the standards prescribed in this article and by prohibiting their restoration after destruction.

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▸Contents — Monterey Zoning Code
Monterey Zoning Code
  1. ▸Chapter 38 — ZONING ORDINANCE
    Overview
    1. Part I — General Provisions
    2. Part IV — Regulations Applying in All Districts
    3. Part V — Administration
    4. Part I — General Provisions
    5. Part II — Base District Regulations
    6. Part III — Overlay District Regulations
    7. Part IV — Regulations Applying in All Districts
    8. ▸Part V — Administration
      Overview
      1. Article 21
      2. Article 22
      3. Article 23
      4. Article 24 — DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE APPROVAL
      5. Article 25
      6. Article 26 — AMENDMENTS
      7. Article 27 — APPEALS
      8. ▸Article 28 — NONCONFORMING USES, AND STRUCTURES
        Overview
        1. Sec. 38-212. Specific Purposes.
        2. Sec. 38-213. Continuation and Maintenance.
        3. Sec. 38-214. Alterations and Enlargements of Nonconforming Use…
        4. Sec. 38-215. Abandonment of Nonconforming Use.
        5. Sec. 38-216. Restoration of a Damaged Structure.
        6. Sec. 38-217. New Occupancy on a Site Having Certain Nonconform…
      9. Article 29
      10. Article 30

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