<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8.2 - General provisions and applicability.</div>
<div class="chunk-content">
            <p class="incr0">
               (a)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               Administration.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (i)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               The Planning Director and the Permitting and Code Enforcement Director shall be responsible
               for the administration of this Section, unless otherwise stated.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               (b)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, and any amendment thereto, pre-existing
               structures or lots of record and existing and lawful uses of any building or land
               which do not meet the minimum requirements of this Ordinance or which would be prohibited
               as development in the Regulated District in which they are located shall be considered
               as nonconforming.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               (c)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any activity that causes an increase
               in the extent of nonconformity or a nonconforming situation except as specifically
               provided below:
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (i)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               A nonconforming use may be extended throughout any portion of a completed building
               that, when the use was made nonconforming by this Ordinance, was clearly designed
               or arranged to accommodate such uses. However, a nonconforming use may not be extended
               to additional building or to land outside the original buildings.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (ii)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               Minor repairs and routine maintenance of property where nonconforming situations exist
               are permitted and encouraged.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               (d)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               Change in Tenancy or Ownership.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr1">
               (i)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content2">
               Nonconforming status runs with the land and is not affected by changes of tenancy,
               ownership, or management.
               </p>
            		</div>