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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1753 PAGE TWO SECTION 3: That Section 41-681 of the Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Santa Ana Municipal Sec. 41-681. Adding to, enlarging or structurally altering. No nonconforming building or building occupied by a nonconforming use shall be added to or enlarged or structurally altered in any manner unless such building will thereafter con- form in every respect to the provisions of this chapter, except that structural alterations and additions may be made to non- conforming buildings occupied by residential uses and located in residential districts provided the number of dwelling units is not increased. SECTION 4: That Section 41-682 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-682. Restoration of damaged buildings. A nonconforming building or a building occupied by a nonconforming use which is damaged or partially destroyed by fire, flood, wind, earthquake, explosion or similar occurrence, may be restored and the nonconforming use continued, provided that the cost of repair or restoration does not exceed the building's fair market value prior to the date of the damage. In the repair or restoration of such building, there shall be no enlargement of such building nor any increase in the area of a nonconforming use within such building. SECTION 5: That Section 41-683 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-683. Discontinuance of nonconforming building or use. Except as provided in section 41-683.5, if a non- conforming use is discontinued, or if a nonconforming building is vacant, unused or unoccupied, for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months, any subsequent use must conform in every respect to the provisions of this chapter, and a nonconforming building may not thereafter be used or occupied until it con- forms in every respect to the provisions of this chapter.