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<br />, '(I' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />StatTReport <br />Non-Conformance NCUOO-002 <br />Zoning Board of Adjustments <br />June 1,,~OOO <br /> <br />Ordinance Background , <br />The City of-La Porte is mandated to review all non-confonning structures, uses, and lots <br />as per the City's zoning ordinance section 106-261. . <br /> <br />, , . <br />''The general public, the PlaniUng and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board <br />of Adjustment have been directed to take note that non-conformities in the use and <br />development of land and buildings are to be avoided, or eliminated where now <br />existing, wherever and whenever possible." . <br /> <br />, A 'non-confonning use is a use not allowed in a zoning district by the City's zoning <br />. ordinance. In some cases, the non-confonning use may have been legal' as a pr~sting <br />non-conforming use. However, the City's CUJ'l"ent zoning ordinance requires that all cases <br />of non-confonning use be reviewed by the Zoning Board of Adjl,lStment. <br /> <br />These existing non-conforming' uses must now be reviewed by the Zoning Board of <br />Adjustment. The ~s fQr the review of non-confonning uses is detailed below and is <br />summarized in the accompanying flow Charts. The Board of Adjustments may decide one <br />of the following for each of the non-confotming uses brought before the board of <br />adjus111ients: <br /> <br />1. To exempt the non-confonning use from an extended us~ life and tennination. Based <br />upon the Owner's application. (This Would allow the non-conforming use to continue) <br />2. To ~empt the non-conforming use and apply certain conditions as may be necessary to ' <br />ensure reasonable compatibility with swrounding properties and uses. <br />3. To establish an extended useful life for the , non-conforming use.l <br />A' The useful life can be no slioi1er then five years and not greater then twenty y~. <br />At the end of the extended useful life the use tenninates.' . <br />B. The Board of Adj~ents will use infonnation provided by the property, owner to <br />detemiine the length of time necessary to recovery the cost of the investment <br /> <br />4. To eStablish an extended useful life for the non-conforming' use as in number 3 above' <br />and apply certain conditions as inay be necessary to ensure reasonable compatibility <br />With 'surrounding properties and uses. <br /> <br />1 The Board of Adjustments may recess the public hearing ay any time to allow for additional information ' <br />to.be collected or 10 allow additional time to consider information and testimony presented to the board. <br />The P.H can be received at an appropriate future board meeting. <br /> <br />1 <br />