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 Hoffman Estates
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 9. ZONING CODE
 Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  § 9-1-14. Nonconforming buildings, structures and uses.  

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  • Any nonconforming use, building or structure which existed lawfully at the date of the adoption of this Code and which remains nonconforming, and any such use, building or structure which shall become nonconforming upon the date of the adoption of this Code or any subsequent amendment hereto, may be continued or converted to a conforming use, provided:

    A.

    No structural alterations shall be made to a nonconforming building or structure, except as may be required by law or to make the building or structure and use thereof conform to the regulations of the district in which located, except that one-family detached residences shall be exempt from this requirement provided the alteration does not affect the nonconforming portion of the structure and that any nonconforming driveway is brought into compliance.

    B.

    No such nonconforming building or structure shall be moved in whole or in part to any new location, unless made to conform to all regulations of the district to which moved.

    C.

    A nonconforming building or structure which is destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty or act of God to the extent that the cost of restoration of the destroyed or damaged portion shall exceed 50 percent of the cost of the restoration of the entire building new, shall not be restored unless made to conform to all regulations of the district in which located.

    D.

    Any nonconforming building or structure which is or hereafter becomes vacant and remains unoccupied or is not used for a continuous period of one year, shall not thereafter be occupied or used except by a use which is conforming.

    E.

    Any nonconforming use which is discontinued for a period of one year shall not be renewed.

    F.

    No nonconforming building or structure or use shall be enlarged, expanded or extended, nor shall any such building, structure or use be changed to another nonconforming use, except that one-family detached residences may be expanded provided the expansion does not increase the size of the nonconforming portion of the structure and that any nonconforming driveway is brought into compliance.

(Ord. No. 4238-2011, § 4(Exh. B), 5-2-11)