84.0815 Removal or Alteration of Non-Conforming Uses.

(a) Every legal non-conforming use which was designated or intended for a use not presently permitted in the district where it is located shall be completely removed or altered to conform to the requirements for the uses permitted in such district within a time fixed by the Planning Agency. Such time for removal or alteration may not be fixed for a date before the expiration of the normal life of any building as determined by the Planning Agency. Such determination of the normal life of a non-conforming building and the fixing of time for its removal or alteration may only be made after notice to the owner.

(b) An order for removal or alteration shall require such action on a date no less than five years from the time such an order is made. It shall be the duty of the Planning Agency to give the owner of the affected use or building written notice thereof immediately upon the order becoming final and again not less than 60 or more than 180 days prior to the date such removal or alteration is required to be completed. If the Planning Agency fails to give this second notice within the above time period, the owner shall be given 60 days from the notice’s actual postmark date.

(c) A residential structure which complied with any applicable development standards at the time of its construction and which is utilized for residential purposes in a Land Use District which allows such residential uses is not subject to provisions of this chapter, even though it does not comply with the residential design standards established by the Land Use Districts or the Alternate Housing Standards Overlay District.