17.12.060 Discontinuance or abandonment.
A. Any nonconforming use that is discontinued for, or non-complying structure that remains vacant for a period of one year, shall be considered to have been abandoned. Any nonconforming use that is moved from the premises shall be considered to have been abandoned.
1. Whenever a nonconforming use or a conforming use in a nonconforming structure is abandoned, all nonconforming rights shall immediately cease and the use of the premises shall henceforth conform to this code. Abandonment shall involve the actual act of discontinuance, regardless of the intent of the user or owner to discontinue a nonconforming operation.
2. A nonconforming use shall not be transferred or moved from another location unless the use will be in conformance with the zoning regulations of the zone into which it is moved.
3. No accessory use to a primary nonconforming use may continue after the primary nonconforming use has been abandoned. (Ord. 10-15, 2010)