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ORDINANCE 04 -19 CITY OF ELK RIVER CASE NO. OA 04-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS 30-691 THROUGH 30-701 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ADOPTING NEW SECTIONS 30-691 THROUGH 30-701 The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Sections 30-691 through Sections 30-701 of DIVISION 3. NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES, of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be repealed and new Sections 30-691 though 30-701 shall be adopted as follows: Sec.30-691. Generally. Except as provided in this division, the nonconfonning use of any structure, buildipg, and/ or land shall not be expanded or enlarged. The nonconforming use of a building or structure for a sexually oriented land use shall be discontinued on the expiration of a reasonable period for amortization of the building as specified in this section or ten years after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived if not so specified. A reasonable amortization period shall be 40 years for buildings of ordinary wood construction, 50 years for buildings of wood and masonry construction, and 60 years for buildings of fIreproof constmction. 111e amortization period shall begin on the date the nonconformity began. Buildings found to be nonconforming only by reason of height, yard or area requirements do not have to be discontinued following the expiration of an amortization period but cannot be enlarged except as provided in this division. (Code 1982,5900.34(1)) Sec. 30-692. Nonconforming signs. No sign erected before the passage of d,e ordinance from which this article is derived shall be expanded or removed to a new location without being brought into compliance with the requirements of this article. (Code 1982, 5 900.34(2)) Sec. 30-693. Nonconforming lots of record. (a) In any district in which single-family dwellinga are permitted, notwithstanding limitations imposed by other provisions of this article, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any single lot of record on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, provided that it fronts on a street. Yard dimensions and other requirements for the lot shall conform to regulations for the district unless a variance is granted. (b) If two or more lots or combinations oflots and portions of lots with contiguous street frontage in single ownership are of record on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, and if all or part of the lots do not meet with width and area requirements of this article for lots in the district, the contiguous lots shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for d,e purpose of this article and no portion of such parcel shall be used or occupied which does not meet lot width and area requirements of tlus article, nor shall the parcel be so divided that any remaining lot does not comply wid1 such requirements. (Code 198~, 5 900.34(3))