Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 8. ZONING |
Division 82. GENERAL REGULATIONS |
Chapter 82-8. NONCONFORMING USES |
§ 82-8.004. Repair—Rebuilding.
If any building or structure constituting a nonconforming use is destroyed or damage by fire, explosion, act of God or the public enemy, or other accident or catastrophe, after the effective date of Divisions 82 and 84, or if an existing use of land is temporarily terminated for any of these reasons, the building or structure may not be repaired or rebuilt if damaged in excess of fifty percent of its reasonable market value at the time of destruction or damage. Any existing nonconforming use of land which is interrupted by any of these causes may lawfully be resumed within six months of the interruption.
(Prior code § 8107(b): Ord. 431).