<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 30-62. - Existing development.</div>
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               Any existing development, as defined in this article, may be continued and maintained
               subject to the provisions herein. Expansions to structures classified as existing
               development must meet the requirements of this article, however, the built-upon area
               of the existing development is not required to be included in the built-upon area
               calculations.
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Vacant lots.</span> This category consists of vacant lots for which plats or deeds have been recorded
                  in the office of the register of deeds of the county. Lots may be used for any of
                  the uses allowed in the watershed area in which it is located, provided the following:
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                  a.
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                  Where the lot area is below the minimum specified in this article the watershed administrator
                  is authorized to issue a watershed protection permit.
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                  b.
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                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever two or more contiguous residential vacant
                  lots of record are in single ownership at any time after the adoption of this article
                  and such lots individually have less area than the minimum requirements for residential
                  purposes for the watershed area in which such lots are located, such lots shall be
                  combined to create one or more lots that meet the standards of this article, or if
                  this is impossible, reduce to the extent possible the nonconformity of the lots.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Occupied lots.</span> This category consists of lots occupied for residential purposes at the time of the
                  adoption of the ordinance from which this article is derived. These lots may continue
                  to be used, provided that, whenever two or more adjoining lots of record, one of which
                  is occupied, are in single ownership at any time after the adoption of the ordinance
                  from which this article is derived, and such lots individually or together have less
                  area than the minimum requirements for residential purposes for the watershed area
                  in which they are located, such lots shall be combined to create lots which meet the
                  minimum size requirements or which minimize the degree of nonconformity.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Uses of land.</span> This category consists of uses existing at the time of adoption of the ordinance
                  from which this article is derived, where such use of the land is not permitted to
                  be established hereafter in the watershed area in which it is located.
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                  a.
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                  When such use of land has been changed to an allowed use, it shall not thereafter
                  revert to any prohibited use.
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                  b.
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                  Such use of land shall be changed only to an allowed use.
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                  c.
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                  When such use ceases for a period of at least one year, it shall not be reestablished.
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">Reconstruction of buildings or built-upon areas.</span> Any existing building or built-upon area not in conformance with the restrictions
                  of this article that has been damaged or removed may be repaired and/or reconstructed,
                  except that there are not restrictions on single-family residential development, provided:
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                  a.
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                  Repair or reconstruction is initiated within 12 months and completed within two years
                  of such damage.
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                  b.
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                  The total amount of space devoted to built-upon area may not be increased unless stormwater
                  control that equals or exceeds the previous development is provided.
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               (Ord. of 8-21-2001, Â§ 207)
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