8.5 MOVING, ENLARGING, OR ALTERING NONCONFORMING USES
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Fountain Green code is at http://fountaingreencity.gov/government/planning-and-zoning/index.html.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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No nonconforming use may be moved, enlarged, altered, or occupy additional land, except as provided in this chapter.
A. ENLARGEMENT. A nonconforming use may not be enlarged, expanded, or extended to occupy all or a part of another structure or site that it did not occupy on the date on which the use became nonconforming. A nonconforming use may be extended through the same building or structure provided no structural alteration of the building or structure is proposed or made for the purpose of the extension and the parking demand is not increased.
B. EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR REMODELING OR IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. Exterior or interior remodeling or improvements to a structure containing a nonconforming use shall be allowed provided there is no expansion of the area of the nonconforming use.
C. RELOCATION OF BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. A building or structure containing a nonconforming use may not be moved unless the use shall thereafter conform to the regulations of the zoning district into which the building or structure is moved.
D. CHANGE OF NONCONFORMING USE TO A CONFORMING USE. Whenever any nonconforming use is changed to a conforming use, such use shall not later be changed back to a nonconforming use.
8.4 ABANDONMENT OR LOSS OF NONCONFORMING USE · 8.6 NONCOMPLYING STRUCTURES