§ E. CHANGE OF NONCONFORMING USES.

6.e.1.

If no structural alterations are made, a nonconforming use of a building may be changed to another nonconforming use of the same general Standard Industrial Code (SIC) classification. Wherever a nonconforming use of land or buildings has changed to a more restricted use or to a conforming use, such use shall not thereafter be changed back to a less restricted or nonconforming use.

6.e.2.

Notwithstanding other provisions of this ordinance, because of aesthetics and safety, certain nonconforming buildings or land uses shall be torn down, altered or otherwise made to conform with this ordinance within the periods of time set forth in Exhibit 12. Upon application to the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Board either by general rule or by findings of fact in a specific case, may permit not more than one (1) extension for not more than the time indicated in Exhibit 12.

6.e.3.

The date by which land uses described in Exhibit 12 must comply shall follow the dates in Exhibit 12. Upon failure to comply within such timeframe the Zoning Administrator may initiate action to have such nonconforming uses removed and any costs of removal incurred in the process may be collected in a manner prescribed by law.

6.e.4.

Planned Unit Developments that are developed in accordance with the originally approved plan are considered permitted, nonconforming uses. A major revision will terminate the permitted nonconforming status at the approval action for a new Planned Development by Sumter City Council. The revision will be used to convert the PUD to a Planned Development (PD) by following the procedures established in Articles 1 and 3 of this ordinance. If a revision is denied, the PUD may remain in effect. The 5-year deadline for development of a PUD is not affected by this provision.

6.e.5.

The nonconforming use of a mobile home park must be discontinued when fifty (50%) percent of the homes in the park become uninhabitable or remain vacant for a period of six (6) months. Resumption of the use of the property as a mobile home park will be allowed only if the park is made to conform to mobile home park development standards in effect at the time the use is to be resumed.

(Ord. No. 10-721, § III, 11-9-2010)