HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 672ORDINANCE No. 672
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF
CHAPTER i7.64 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL
CODE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAUREL,
MONTANA:
Section 1. That Chapter 17.64 of the Laurel Municipal Code
be amended to read as follows:
Chapter i7.64
Non-Conforming Uses
Non-Conforming Uses
Sections:
17.64.010
17.64.010
Any lawful use of the land or
buildings existing at the date of passage of this ordinance, and
located in a district in which it would not be permitted as a new
use under the regulations of this ordinance, is hereby declared to
be a non-conforming use, and not in violation of this article at
the date of adoption of this ordinance. Provided, however, a non-
conforming use shall be subject to, and the owner shall comply with
the following regulations:
A. Non-conforming Use: Extension. The non-conforming use
of a building may be extended throughout any part of a building
clearly designed for such use but not so used at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance. No non-conforming use may be extended
to occupy any land outside the building nor any additional building
not used for such non-conforming use at the date of adoption of this
ordinance. The non-conforming use of land shall not be extended to
any additional land not so used at the date of the adoption of this
title.
B. Non-conforming use: Additions, repair, alteration. No
building used for a non-conforming use shall be enlarged, extended,
reconstructed, or structurally altered, unless the use is changed
to one which complies with the provisions of this ordinance. Pro-
vided, however, permits may be issued for the reconstruction of an
existing building to be continued as a non-conforming use if the
following conditions are complied with:
(1) New use would decrease the number of living units or
population density in case such is violated.
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{2) New use would decrease the automobile parking congestion
in the area.
(3) New use would not increase the cubical contents of the
structure, floor area ration, if such would violate pro-
visions of this ordinance.
{4) Such reconstruction would be one in accordance with the
city building, plumbing, electrical codes and fire pre-
vention code.
(5) The issuance of such permit would not violate the provisions
of item C of this section.
In addition, repairs and maintenance work may be carried out
each year in an amount not to exceed 25 per cent of the assessed
value of the building for that year. Such repairs and main-
tenance work shall not increase the cubical content of the
building, nor the floor area devoted to the non-conforming use.
Nor shall it increase the number of dwelling units provided
in a building. Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to
prevent the strengthening nor repair of a building which may be
necessary to restore the buiiding to a safe condition or to
improve the sanitary conditions of the building, provided that
such strengthening and repair may not be used to restore a
building to the provisions of item C of this section.
C. Non-conforming use~ Destruction. If any building in which
there is a non-conforming use is damaged by fire, flood, explosion,
wind, war or other catastrophe, in an amount equal to or greater than
50 per cent of its assessed valuation, it shall not be again used or
reconstructed to be used for any use except one complying with the
provisions of this ordinance for the district in which it is located.
D. Non-conforming use: Moving building. Any building in which
there is a non-conforming use shall not be moved unless it is moved
to a district in which the use for which the building was designed
is permitted by this ordinance. If any building in which there is
a non-conforming use is moved any distance whatsoever, the buiIding
shall thereafter be used only in compliance with the provisions of
this ordinance for the district in which it is located.
E. Non-conforming use: Change. A non-conforming use may be
continued in accordance with the provisions of this section, but
it shall not be changed to any other use except the one which would
be permitted as a new use in the district in which the building is
located.
F.
(1)
(2)
Non-conforming Use: Discontinuance.
If for any reason a non-conforming use
a continuous period of more than
thereafter not be used except in
provisions of this ordinance for
the land is located.
of land ceases for
30 days, the land shall
compliance with the
the district in which
If for any reason a non-conforming use of a building ceases
for a period of more than 6 months~ the building shall
thereafter not be used except in compliance with the pro-
visions of this ordinance for the district in which the
building is located.
(Ord. 672, Dec.,1979)
Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days after its first reading.
PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of December, 1979.
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