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I I t 1 I ;II "~ PL YMOUTH IOtHNG ORDINAI~CE SECTIOI~ 12 - NON-CONFORMING USES SUBDIVISION A - NON-CONFORMING 8UILDINGS AND USES SUBD 1. The lawful use of buildings or land existing at the effective date of this Ordinance which does not conform to the provisions of this Ordinance may be continued; provided, however, that no such non-conforming use of land shall be enlarged or increase, nor shall any such non-conforming use be extended to occupy a greater area of land than that occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance; nor shall any such non-conforming use be moved to any other part of the parcel of land upon which the same was con- ducted at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance. No enerr ed I SUB Alt dent evel 2. Buildings found to be non-conforming only be reason of height, yard or area requirements shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Sub- division. SUBDIVISION B - NON-CONFORrUNG JUNK YARDS SUB No junk yard may continue as a non-conforming use for more than one (1) year Mair after the effective date of this Ordinance except that a junk yard may continue Ing as a non-conforming use in an industrial district if within that periOd it is cid .completely enclosed within a building, fence, screen planting or other device of or such height so as to screen completely the operations of the junk yard. Plans of such a building or device shall be approved by the Planning Commission and Not the City Council before it is erected or put into place. tio, the SUBDIVISION C - DISCONTINUANCE SUB. In the event that a non-conforming use of any building or premises is discon- Non- tinued or its normal operation stopped for a period of one (1) year, the use of cri the same shall thereafter conform to the regulations of the District in which it tio! is located. Ord SUBDIVISION D - ALTERATIONS The lawful use of a building existing at the time of the adoption of this Ordin- ance may be continued, although such use does not conform with the provisions hereof. If no structural alterations are made, a non-conforming use of a build- ing may be changed to another non-conforming use of the same or more restricted classification. The foregoing provisions shall also apply to non-conforming uses in districts hereafter changed. Whenever a non-conforming use of a build- ing has been changed to a more restricted use or to a conforming use, such use shalL not thereafter be changp.rl to a less rpstrfcted use. 12..1 (.o\mf>ndcd Ord. tlo. 84-24) 11-