§ 8.1.15. Reconstruction of damaged or destroyed nonconforming structures.

A legal nonconforming building or structure that has been damaged by fire, flood or other natural cause to an extent that the estimated cost of reconstruction does not exceed sixty (60) percent of its fair market value according to the DeKalb County Tax Assessor's valuation for the tax year in which the damage occurred, as determined by the director of planning, may be reconstructed and used as it was prior to being damaged if a complete permit application is submitted for said re-construction within two (2) years of the date of the damage and the work progresses continuously upon issuance of the permit therefor. If said building or structure has been determined by the director of planning to have been damaged to an extent that the estimated cost of reconstruction exceeds sixty (60) percent of its fair market value according to the DeKalb County Tax Assessor's valuation for the tax year in which the damage occurred, then any repair, reconstruction or new construction shall conform to the then existing requirements of the zoning district in which said building or structure is located.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)