19-2921. Zoning regulations inapplicable to existing structures or agricultural land; exceptions.
19-2921
19-2921. Zoning regulations inapplicable to existing structures or
agricultural land; exceptions.
Regulations adopted under authority of this act shall not apply to the
existing use of any buildings or land and shall not prevent the restoration
of a building damaged not more than 50% of its
assessed
valuation by fire, explosion, act of God or the public enemy, or prevent
the continuance of the use of such building or part thereof as such use
existed at the time of such damage, but shall apply to any alteration of a
building to provide for a change in such use of any building or land after
the effective date of any such zoning regulation. Except
for flood plain regulations in areas designated as a flood plain, regulations
adopted pursuant to this act shall not apply to the use of
land for agricultural purposes, nor for the erection or maintenance of
buildings thereon for such purposes so long as such land and buildings
erected thereon are used for agricultural purposes and not otherwise.
History: L. 1939, ch. 164, § 8; L. 1965, ch. 178, §
11;
L. 1991, ch. 63, § 5; July 1.