HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter- Non-Conforming Structure1/13/2020 _ St. Lucie County, FL Land Development Code
10.00.03. - Nonconforming Structure.
A. Authority to Continue. A nonconforming structure devoted to a use permitted in the zoning
district in which it is located may be continued in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
B. c0rdinary� paiwnAMainteaonge. Normal maintenance and repair of nonconforming
structures may be performed.
th C. x ans/o s. Any expansion of a nonconforming structure shall be i o cow ormance ith the
provisions of th To This shall not prevent expansion as long as the nonconformity is not
increased. In the event that a structure is nonconforming due to the fact that there is
encroachment into a required minimum yard, as defined in Section 7.04.00, expansion of the
structure shall be allowed into that minimum yard. However, no such expansion shall be
allowed if it results in a greater dimensional nonconformity than that which previously
existed.
D. Relocation. A nonconforming structure that is moved shall thereafter conform to the
regulations of the zoning district in which it is located after such move.
E. Termination Upon Damage or Destruction.
1. Any part of a nonconforming structure that is damaged or destroyed to the extent of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the assessed value of said structure shall not be restored
unless that part conforms to the provisions of this Code.
2. If St. Lucie County or a portion thereof is declared a disaster area by the Governor of
the State of Florida or the President of the United States, as a result of a hurricane,
tornado, flood, or other similar act of God, then the provisions of Section 10.00.03 shall
be hereby modified to allow within the declared disaster area the replacement or
reconstruction of structures on or in the location of the original foundation, except that
the any replacement construction must comply with the applicable provisions of Section
6.05.00 and Section 13.00.00 of this Code, provided, this modification to county
regulations to allow the replacement or reconstruction of nonconforming structures
shall not effect the application and enforcement of state or federal laws and agency
regulations regarding replacement or reconstruction of nonconforming structures.
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