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2.	Any non-conforming use may be extended throughout any part of a building which was manifestly arranged or designed for such use at the time of adoption or amendment of this ordinance, but no such use shall be extended to occupy any land.outside such building.
3.	No non-conforming use may be changed to another non-conforming use.
4.	Where any non-conforming land, structure or use in part or whole is made to conform to the regulations for the zone in which it is located, the part or whole which has been made to conform may not thereafter be changed in such manner as would be non-conforming.
F.	REPAIRS
Repairs, replacement, and modernization are permitted on any building devoted in whole or in part to any non-conforming -use. However, the cubical content of the building as it existed at the tune that it becamc non-conforming due to adoption of or amendment to this ordinance, shall not be increased.
Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any building or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any city official charged with protecting the public safety, upon order of such official.
G.	LOSS OF NON-CONFORMING STATUS
Where a structure is non-conforming or where the use of a structure or of land lias non-conforming status, such status shall be forfeited under any of the following circumstances;
1.	If non-con forming land is legally joined under common ownership with other adjoining land so that the entirety is conforming.
2.	If a non-conforming use of land ceases for any reason fox a period of six (6) months.
3. If a non-conforming structure is made to conform.
4. If a non-conforming use of a structure or of a structure and land in combination is discontinued or abandoned for twelve consecutive months or for twenty-four months during any four-year period. (Note:	as	used herein the
word ''discontinued" means that the owner or party responsible for the use of the property cannot demonstrate that he had clear intent to continue using the property
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