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ORDINANCE NO. 2194 EXHIBIT A Page 28 of 28 18.120.030 Alteration and addition. A. No structures, the use of which is nonconforming, and no nonconforming sign, shall be moved, altered or enlarged unless required by law, or unless the moving, alteration or enlargement will result in the elimination of the nonconformity, except that a structure housing a nonconforming residential use in an A, R, 0, MU or C district may be altered or enlarged, provided that the number of dwelling units is not increased. 18.120.040 Abandonment of nonconforming use. Whenever a nonconforming use has been abandoned, discontinued, or changed to a conforming use for a continuous period of 90 days or more, the nonconforming use shall not be reestablished, and the use of the structure or site thereafter shall be in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located; provided, that this section shall not apply to nonconforming dwelling units. Abandonment or discontinuance shall include cessation of a use regardless of intent to resume the use. This 90-day provision shall not apply to a tenant where an exception to the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay within the Downtown Specific Plan Area has been granted, and therefore once the use for which the exception was granted is abandoned or discontinued, a new use shall meet the requirements of the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay, unless another exception is granted