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intensification of use; except that the following standards will also apply in the Mississippi Wild ant <br />Scenic River District; <br /> <br />Construction on Nonconforming Lots of Record.. <br />~. Lots of record in the office of the county recorder on the date of enactment of local <br />controls that do not meet the requirements of Section 906.08 (1) of this Ordinance may be <br />allowed as building sites without variances from lot size requirements provided the use is <br />permitted in the zoning dis[ftc, t, th.e lot has been. i.n _se__p_a_r,a..t..e_.o..wn~.,eurs..h~.~;f~r~Oc~tbr~ipngel~nedcst at <br />all times since it became sut~stanaara, was createu compuetm wsm u,,,,~,,- at <br />the time, and sewage treatment and setback requirements of this Ordinance are met. <br />a~c If setback requirements cannot be met, a variance shall be obtained and certified in <br /> cordance with Section 906.04 before any use, sewage treatment system, or building permit <br /> is issued for a lot. In evaluating the variance, the Board of Adjustment shall consider <br /> prerequisites for a variance, sewage treatment and water supply capabilities, or constraints of <br /> the lot and shall deny the variance if adequate facilities cannot be provided. <br /> <br /> otIf, in a group of two Or mOre Contiguous lots under the same ownership, any individu, al <br /> does not meet the requirement of Section 906.08 (1) of this Ordinance the lot shall not <br /> considered as a separate parcel of land for the purposes of sale or development. The lot shall <br /> be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal one or more parcels of land, <br /> each meeting the requirements of Section 906.08 (1) of this Ordinance as much as possible. <br /> Additions/Expansions to Nonconforming Structures. <br /> <br /> · All . <br />/~s~ructure additions or expansions to ~.he outside dimensions of an existing nonconforming <br />shall meet the setback, height, and other requirements of Section 906.08 of this <br /> Ordinance. Any deviation from these requirements shall be authorized by a variance <br /> pursuant to Section 906.04. <br /> <br />. Deck additions may be allowed without a variance to a structure not meeting the <br />required setback from the ordinary high water level if all of the following criteria and <br />standards are met: · ' <br /> i. the structure existed on the date the structure setbacks were established; <br /> ii. a thorough evaluation of the property and structure reveals no reasonable <br /> location for a deck meeting or exceeding the existing ordinary high water level setback <br /> of the structure; <br /> iii. the deck encroachment toward the ordinary high water level does not exceed 15 <br /> percent of the existing setback of the structure from the ordinary high water level or <br /> does not encroach closer than 30 feet, whichever is more restrictive; and <br /> iv. the deck is constructed primarily of wood, and is not roofed or screened. <br /> <br />Nonconforming Sewage Treatment Systems. <br />~. A sewage treatment system not meeting the requirements of Section 906.08 (8) of this <br />Ordinance sh~ll be upgraded, at a minimum, at any t~me a permit or variance of any type ' <br />required for any imr~rovement on, or use of, the property. For the purposes of this provision., <br />a sewage treatment'syste,m_ shall not be considered nonconforming if the only deficiency is the <br />sewage treatment system s improper setback from the ordinary high water level. <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />