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ke beyond the existing conditions upon the parcel and no other deviations within the Zoning Chapter are created. Nothing in this section shall prevent the placing of a structure in safe condition when said structure is declared unsafe by the City Building Official provided the necessary repairs shall not constitute more than 50% of fair market value of each structure. Said value shall be determined by the City Assessor. No non-conforming building, structure or use shall be moved to another parcel or to any other part of the parcel of land upon which the same was constructed or was conducted unless such relocation shall bring the non-conformance into substantially closer compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. When any lawful non-conforming use of any structure or land in any district has been changed to a conforming use, it shall not thereafter be changed to a non-conforming use. A lawful non-conforming structure or parcel of land may be changed to lessen the nonconformity. Once a non-conforming structure or parcel of land has been changed, it shall not thereafter be so altered to increase the nonconformity. If at any time a non-conforming building, structure or use shall be destroyed to the extent of more than 50% of its fair market value, said value to be determined by the City Assessor, then without further action by the Council, the building and the land on which such building was located or maintained shall, from and after the date of said destruction, be subject to all the regulations specified by those zoning regulations for the district in which such land and buildings are located. Any building which is damaged to an extent of less than 50% of its value may be restored to its former extent if it is reconstructed within 12 months after the date of said damage. Estimate of the extent of damage or destruction shall be made by the City Building Official. Whenever a lawful non-conforming use of a structure or land is discontinued for a continuous period of six months, any future use of said structure or lands shall be made to conform with the provisions of this Chapter. Except where sanitary sewer has not been provided to a parcel, a lot of record existing as of November 1, 1990 in a Residential District, which does not meet the requirements of this Chapter as to area or width may be utilized for single family detached dwelling purposes provided the measurements of such area or width are within 75% of the requirements of this Chapter. This section is not intended to allow reduction in setbacks and required yards. In the event that measurements of such area or width are less than 75% of the requirements of this Chapter, Ord. 90-23 Final 11/13/90 Page 27