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Canada (City) that the property had been vacant for more than a year therefore can <br />no longer continue as a lawful conforming duplex. <br />29 DEMONT'S DUPLEX HISTORY <br />29 Demont was built in 1953. It appears from the City's records that 29 <br />Demont was built as a single family home in a R1 zoning area. The City's public <br />record appears to show that sometime before or in 1977 the property was <br />converted into a duplex. Sometime in the mid 1960's the City Council may have <br />modify the zoning code to allow duplexes to be build in a R1 area. A letter dated in <br />1977 from the previous owner to the City Council appeared to show that the <br />property owner was asking for a second mailing address because the property had <br />been occupying as a duplex. The City's public record shows that 29 Demont and 29 <br />Y2 Demont were used as the mailing addresses for the lower level and upper level <br />units. It's not dear from the public records what year the City Council changed the <br />zoning code to no longer allow duplexes to be built in a R1 zone. Regardless of the <br />change the duplex was grandfathered into the R1 zoning area therefore all past <br />property owners have enjoyed the property as a lawful nonconforming duplex. <br />To the Vangs' knowledge, the only reason the property became vacant for <br />over a year and lost its lawful nonconforming duplex status because the prior owner <br />was in the service and he was physically away so the owner could not maintain the <br />property. The prior owner quit claim deed the property to a family member to <br />maintain, but the maintenance of the property fell through the crack therefore the <br />property became vacant. Had the prior owner not be an active duty member and <br />had to physically leave the State to report to service, 29 Demont would not have <br />2 <br />4 <br />