2-3-060 Noncomplying structure
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The official Box Elder County code is at https://www.boxeldercountyut.gov/241/Land-Use-Management-Development-Code.
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A. Continuation. A noncomplying structure may be continued so long as no additions or enlargements are made thereto and no structural alterations are made therein, except as permitted by this section or as may be required by law. If a noncomplying structure is removed from the lot where it was located, each future noncomplying structure on such lot shall conform to the provisions of this Code.
B. Maintenance and Repair. A noncomplying structure may be maintained. Repairs and structural alterations may be made to a noncomplying structure within the existing footprint thereof provided the degree of nonconformity is not increased.
C. Enlargement and Expansion. Any expansion or enlargement of a noncomplying structure that increases the degree of nonconformance is prohibited except as provided in this subsection. 1. The initial determination of whether a proposed expansion increases the degree of nonconformity shall be made by the Zoning Administrator. 2. A structure which is nonconforming as to height, area, or yard requirements may be enlarged upon authorization by the Planning Commission, where the Commission, after notice and a hearing, finds the enlargement to be compatible with adjoining property and not detrimental to the community, as determined by the effect of the enlargement on traffic, value of adjacent and nearby properties, and the availability of adequate public facilities and services.
E. Relocation. If a noncomplying structure is relocated within the County, it shall be placed only in a location where it fully conforms with the requirements of this Code.
F. Alteration Where Parking Insufficient. A building which is conforming except for sufficient automobile parking, as required by this Code, may be altered or enlarged provided additional automobile parking space is supplied to meet the requirements of this Code for the nonconforming portion of the old structure and the alteration or enlargement.
G. Restoration. A noncomplying structure damaged by fire, wind, earthquake, or other calamity may be restored as it existed previously and its use may be continued as long as the noncomplying structure or use had not been previously abandoned, and so long as restoration is started within six (6) months and is diligently pursued to completion.