14-2-403 ABANDONMENT OF NONCONFORMING USE
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The official Bountiful code is at https://www.bountiful.gov/197/Land-Use-Code.
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A. Abandonment of a nonconforming use shall be presumed to have occurred if:
1. A majority of the primary structure associated with the nonconforming use has been voluntarily demolished without prior written agreement with the City regarding an extension of the nonconforming use; or
2. The use has been discontinued for a minimum of one (1) year; or
3. The primary structure associated with the nonconforming use remains vacant for a period of one (1) year; or
4. The property is subdivided or otherwise diminished, whether through metes and bounds deed exchange, subdivision plat, or any other means.
B. Burden of Proof. Any party claiming that a nonconforming use has been abandoned shall have the burden of establishing the abandonment.
C. Rebutting Presumption of Abandonment - Burden of Proof. The property owner may rebut the presumption of abandonment and shall have the burden of establishing that any claimed abandonment has not in fact occurred.