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camp and designed chiefly for the use and convenience of the traveling publ3,c, and/or land used for camping purposes by automobile transients. YARD: An open space on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as other- wise rrovided herein. YARD, FRONT: A yard extending across the width of the lot and measured from the front line of the lot to the nearest line of the building. YARD, SIDE: A yard on each side of the building between the building and the side line of the lot and extending from the front yard to the rear yard. SECTION 12 ADMINISTRATION (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the lawful use oP any land or building existing at the time of the adoption of this plan may be continued, although Much use does not conform to the regu- lations specified by this plan for the district in which such land or building is located; provided, however, that na such non-conforming use of land shall be enlarged or increased, nor shall any Such non-conforming use be extended to occupy a greater area of land than that occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of this plan; nor shall any such non-conforming use be moved to any other part of the parcel of land upon which the same was conducted at the time oP the adoption of this plan. A non-conforming use of a building existing at the time of the adoption of this plan may be extended throughout the building, provided no struc- tural alterations except those required by ordinance, law, or other regu- lations are made thexein. If such non-conforming use consists of a substantial building and ceases for a continuous period of two year8, any subsequent use of said building shall be in conformity to the regu- lations specified by this plan for the district in which such building is located; however, if any non-conforming use of land on which there are no substantial buildings ceases for any reasonable length of time, any subsequent use of such land shall be in conformity to regulations specified by this plan for the district in r~,rhich such land is located. (b) Any building which does not conform to the use and height district in which it is located shall not be rebuilt or reconstructed to its former use and physical dimensions if damaged 50°0 or more by fire, wind, earthquake or explosion according to the estimate of the building inspector and accepted by the council. (c) Public utility buildings to be used for purposes of rendering service to the community and not for warehouse purposes, or for the storage of bulky materials, when the governing body of the member unit in which located shall deem them to be clearly necessary for the public