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street and that it shall not be through any hall-way or portion of the front building. In a two family and apartme~ house district, as defined under "B" ahd "C" Zones, wherever a single family dwelling is located on the rear of the lot, ~ it shall be lawful to erect such permissive buildings on the front of the lot, provided that such buildings are at least 20 feet away from the existing rear building; and provided further that direct access to the rear building is maintained directly from the street rather than through~n existing building or a building to be erected. (Z) All buildings that ~o not co~ply with the regulations of this ordinance but which have been used for non-conforming purposes prior to the passage of this 0rdi shal~ continue to be so us~, provided, hgwever, that in case of fire or any other accident such buildings be destroye to the extent of more than one-half of their floor area or one-half of their value (this to be deter~ined by the Building Inspector or, In case of d~sag~eeme~t, by the ~oard of Trustees), these buildings are not to be re-erected or re-constructed u~less the land which they occupy has first been re-zoned for such purposes as indicated by the uses prior to the passage of this ordinance. In cases where a non-conforxi~g use has been abandoned for a period of six months or more, such non- conforming uses shall not again be permitted unless the area upon which the building stands has first been re-zoned. Buildings used in a non-conforming ma~er must' continue to be used for the same purposes as they were used at the time of the p~ssage of this ordinance, not accor~ ng to the classific'~tion of non-conformity but rather accord- ing to the actual use in existence at the time of the pass~ge of this ordinance. Bull~ing~ used for grocery stores may be used only for grocery store purposes and not a general classification known as business uses except when such uses are permitted by a special permit of the Board of Trustees, in which case the per~it shall extend to the classification in which that particular use belongs. Such special per~its, ho~ever, shall not extend for a perio~ excee~ng two years, at which time application for their renewal shall be made; sJ~d the Board of Trustees may grant or reject such applicatio~ for renewal. No non-conformihg buildings may be enlarged, altered, reconstructed or improved except to meet the requirements of public safety and health, in which case, the Board of Trustees shall require an investigation and report on the part of the health officer and the bUilding