Article 8 — Nonconforming Uses

Within the Zoning Districts established by this Ordinance or amendments that may later be adopted there might exist land, structures, and uses of land and structures in combination which were lawful before this Ordinance was passed or amended, but which would be prohibited, regulated, or restricted under the terms of this Ordinance or future amendment. Nonconforming uses are declared by this Ordinance to be incompatible with permitted uses in the districts involved. It is the intent of this ordinance to permit these nonconformities to continue until they are removed, but not to encourage their survival.

To avoid undue hardship, the lawful use of any building or land use at the time of enactment of this Ordinance may be continued even though such use does not conform with the provisions of this Ordinance except that the nonconforming building or land use shall not be:

Also to avoid undue hardship, nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to require a change in the plans, construction, or designated use of any building on which actual construction was lawfully begun prior to the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance.