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10 - 34 <br /> use shall be in conformity to the provisions of way impair or interfere with any existing provisions <br /> this ordinance except as otherwise provided by of law or ordinance, or any rules, regulations or <br /> this ordinance. permits previously issued or adopted, or which - <br /> (b) No building or premises used as a may be issued or adopted according to law relating <br /> nonconforming use shall be added to or to use, occupancy, location or height of the <br /> structurally altered so as to increase the facilities buildings or premises; provided, however, that <br /> for such nonconforming use. when this ordinance imposes a greater restriction <br /> (c) Mineral extraction operations which upon the use,- occupancy, location or height of <br /> existed prior to 1969 and were registered with buildings or premises than imposed by such <br /> and approved by the Dane County Zoning existing provisions of law or ordinance, or by such <br /> Administrator shall be considered rules, regulations or permits, the provisions of this <br /> nonconforming uses. ordinance shall control. <br /> (d) Mineral extraction sites that were <br /> registered as nonconforming sites as provided by 10.23 COMPLETION, RESTORATION OR <br /> this ordinance shall not be considered ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES. (1) <br /> abandoned or discontinued if the site is inactive Nothing herein contained shall require any change <br /> for more than one year. in the plans, construction or intended use of a <br /> (2) Any building lawfully erected prior to the building or premises for which plans have been <br /> adoption of this ordinance which does not prepared heretofore, and the construction of which <br /> conform to the requirements of this ordinance as shall have been diligently pursued within three (3) <br /> to setback, side yards or rear yards, may be months after the effective date of this ordinance. <br /> continued in use, but any future additions or (2) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the <br /> structural alterations shall conform to the alteration, restoration or repair of any building <br /> provisions of this ordinance. occupied by a nonconforming use at the effective <br /> (3) Any existing nonconforming use may be date of this ordinance; provided, however, that the <br /> changed to another nonconforming use of a cost of such alteration, restoration or repairs shall <br /> similar or more restricted classification or to a not during the life of the building exceed fifty (50) <br /> conforming use; provided, however, that when a percent of the assessed valuation of such structure <br /> use has been changed to a conforming use or a or building, such valuation being that in effect for <br /> more restricted nonconforming use it may not the year in which such use became <br /> again be changed to a less restricted use. nonconforming. <br /> (4) No use which is not the principal use of (3) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the <br /> the land on which it is located shall be restoration of a nonconforming building or <br /> considered a valid nonconforming use. structure destroyed by fire, explosion, act of God <br /> (5) Any nonconforming use, the location of or act of public enemy; provided, however, that if <br /> which is changed to another part of the premises, such destruction shall exceed fifty (50) percent of <br /> shall be considered abandoned one (1) year after the assessed valuation of such structure for the year , <br /> the locational change and, in any event, any in which such destruction occurs, the future use, <br /> nonconforming use at the new location shall be location, height, setback, rear and side yards shall <br /> invalid. conform to this ordinance. <br /> [ History: (1) am., Sub. 3 to O.A. 36, 1987-88, (4) A building or structure is considered to be <br /> pub. 8/2/88; (1) am., O.A. 9, 1993-94, pub. demolished and nonexistent if during the course of <br /> 04/20/94.] restoration, enlargement or other improvement, <br /> more than 50% of the pre-existing structure is <br /> 10.22 INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION. removed or must be replaced to maintain structural <br /> In interpreting and applying the provisions of this integrity. Continuation of the construction or <br /> ordinance they shall be held to be minimum repair shall be subject to the entire structure being <br /> requirements for the promotion of health, safety, in compliance with current zoning regulations <br /> convenience, morals, comfort and general based on the parameters for entirely new <br /> welfare. It is not intended by this ordinance to construction and disregarding any nonconforming <br /> interfere with or abrogate or annul any status. Any variance that may have been issued for <br /> easements, covenants or similar agreements said building or structure shall be null and void <br /> between parties, nor is it intended by this and any zoning permits shall be rescinded pending <br /> ordinance to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any verification of compliance. This section shall <br /> rev. 103194 • <br />