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a depth or width specified in the <br />yard regulations -for- the district <br />in which such lot islocated. .- <br />2.2-69 Yard, Front. A yard <br />extending along the full width <br />of the front lot line :between <br />side lot .lines- and .from the abut- <br />ting front street right-of-way <br />line to the .front building line <br />min depth. <br />2.2-70. Yard; Rear. That por- <br />tionof the yard on the same lot <br />with the principal building, lo- <br />cated between the rear building <br />-line as specified in the yard reg- <br />ulations for the district in which <br />such lot is located and the rear <br />lot.; line and extending the full <br />widthof the lot; provided that <br />on -a lot whereanalley is dedi- <br />-cated-attherear of the lot, one- <br />-half. I%) ofthe width of said <br />alley ..shay be included in the <br />-rear .yard requirements. . <br />2.2-71. Yard, Side. - A yard ex- <br />tending -..along a side lot linebe- <br />hgeen the from,and rear yards„ <br />having a width as specified .in <br />theyardregulations for the'dis^ <br />.trict, ;in. which ' such Iot - is, to- <br />cated,.,, _ <br />SECTION 3 <br />GENERAL -PROVISIONS. <br />34 APPLICATION: Except as <br />hereinafter provided, no building, <br />structure or land shall be occu- <br />pied or. used which is not in con- <br />formity with this ordinance. <br />3.2 NON -CON FORM ITy-USES: <br />3.2-1 :Any -building, structure,or <br />use lawfully existing at the time <br />of enactment of .this Ordinance <br />-.may be, continued- at.. the size <br />..and ina-mannerof operation as <br />existing upon theeffectivedate <br />of this - Ordinance except as <br />hereinafter specified. .Nothing <br />in this Ordinance shall prevent <br />-the placing of - a- building or <br />structure in safe condition when <br />said building or structure is de- <br />clared unsafe by the Building <br />Inspector. , .. <br />3.2-2 Whenever- any part of -a <br />fi>uilding; structure or parcel of <br />'land occupied by a non,conform- <br />"ing'use is changed- to or re - <br />'placed by a use conforming to <br />the provisions of this Ordinance, <br />such building, structureor par- <br />-,eel of <br />ar--,ee1_of land shall not return to <br />.the original or any other non- <br />iemiforming use. _. <br />3.2-3 Whenever a --non conform- <br />ing..building or structure shall <br />havebeen damaged by fire, <br />-flood,:, explosion,: earthquake, <br />war,riot orothercalamity, it <br />may be reconstructed and used <br />as before if it - becompleted <br />Within twelve (12) months after <br />such calamity; unless the dam- <br />age to the building or structure <br />was 50% or .more of its fair <br />market value as determined by <br />the Village Council, in which <br />case the reconstruction shall be <br />for a use in accordance with the <br />Provisions of this Ordinance. <br />3.2-4 Whenever a non-conform- <br />ing'use of a building, structure <br />or land shallhave been discon- <br />tinued for a period of six (6) <br />months it shall not return to <br />the original or any other use <br />which is nonconforming within <br />the district in which it is lo- <br />cated. <br />3.2-5 - Any non -conforming use <br />of land- not involving a building <br />or structure and 'any non -con- <br />forming use involving a build- <br />ing or structure with an assess- <br />ed -value at the date of enact- <br />ment of thisOrdinance of Five <br />Hundred ($500.00) Dollars or <br />less may be continued for a per- <br />iod of eighteen (18) months <br />'after the enactment of this Or- <br />dinance, whereupon such non- <br />conforming use shall cease. The <br />above' regulation shall apply to <br />sign' boards and bill boards <br />which," if not brought into con- <br />formance, shall be removed <br />tram the site. - <br />3.2-6 Any building ror structure <br />Which will under. this Ordinance <br />-become non -conforming but for <br />which a permithas been law- <br />fully granted prior to the effec- <br />tive date of this Ordinance or <br />of amendments thereto, may be <br />completed- in accordance with <br />the .approved .plans; provided <br />construction is started within <br />,six (6) months of the effective <br />-date and continueslto comple- <br />tion within two (2) :years, Such, <br />shallthereafter be deemed a <br />legally- existing non -conforming <br />°building or structure.. - <br />3.2-7 A non -conforming use of a <br />structure, building or parcel of <br />land may, be;:changed to a more <br />restricted nonconforming use. <br />However, once- a structure, <br />building or parcel of land has <br />- been placed in a more restrictive <br />non -conforming use it shall not <br />return to a less restrictive non- <br />conforming use. - - <br />3.2-8. Normal maintenance of <br />building or other -structures <br />containing or related to a non- <br />conforming use is permitted, in- <br />cluding <br />neluding necessary non-structur- <br />al repairs and incidental altera- <br />tions - which do not extend or <br />intensify the. non -conforming <br />use. <br />3.2-9 Alterations may be made <br />-to a building containing non- <br />conforming residential units <br />when .it -will imporve the liva- <br />bility provided it - does not in- <br />crease thenumberof dwelling <br />units or bulk of the building. <br />3.3 LOT PROVISIONS:' <br />3.3-1 A lot or parcel of land for <br />which a deed has been recorded <br />in the office 'of - the Ramsey <br />,County Register ofDeedsupon, <br />or prior to the effective date <br />of this Ordinance shall be�tleem- <br />ed a buildable lot provided it has <br />frontage on a public right -of - <br />may and said -space``require- <br />ments for the district in which <br />'it is located can be maintained <br />-or adjusted to conform as fol- <br />lows: <br />3.3=2 A -platted lot or parcel of <br />land of record upon the effec- <br />tive date of this Ordinance <br />which does not meet the re- <br />quirements of this Ordinance as <br />to area, width -or -other open <br />space, may, if! it is properly <br />zoned, be 'utilized for - single <br />family detached dwelling pur- <br />poses provided the measure- <br />ments of such area, width or <br />open. space are within 70% of <br />the _requirements 'under the <br />terms of - this Ordinance, but <br />said lot- or parcel shall not be <br />more intensively - developed. <br />Such existing lots that fall with- <br />in 70% of the requirements and <br />have 'lot widths: less than re- <br />quired by this Ordinance, shall <br />be permitted to have side yard <br />.set backs in the same percen- <br />tage proportion as the lot width <br />'reaches the.,requirement of this - <br />Ordinance. In no caseshall a <br />-side yard set back be less than <br />five feet. <br />3)3-3 -Where two or more con- <br />tigous vacant lots are held in <br />common ownership within a <br />'subdivision which was duly re- <br />corded 'prior to the effective <br />date of this Ordinance, which <br />lots are individually not of the <br />required minimum area or width <br />-for the district in which they <br />are situated, building permits <br />will be issuedprovided that <br />such lots shall 'be- combined ,. in <br />such a way as to providethe <br />minimum lot frontage and area <br />required for each structure. The <br />purpose of this provision is to <br />permit utilization of isolated re- <br />corded lots which lack adequate <br />