§ 8. PRESERVING RIGHTS AND CONTINUITY IN ENFORCEMENT, PENDING LITIGATION AND VIOLATIONS UNDER ORDINANCE AND AMENDMENTS THERETO

8-100.  By the passage of this ordinance no presently illegal use or building shall be deemed to have been legalized unless such use falls within a use district where the actual use and standards under the terms of this ordinance would be conforming. Any use which does not conform to provisions of this ordinance shall be a nonconforming use or structure if it legally existed as a conforming or nonconforming use or structure under ordinance or an illegal use if it did not exist as a conforming or nonconforming use or structure, as the case may be. It is further the intent and declared purpose of this ordinance that no offense committed, and no liability, penalty or forfeiture, either civil or criminal, incurred prior to the time the existing zoning ordinance was repealed and this ordinance adopted shall be discharged or affected by such repeal; but prosecutions and suits for such offenses, liabilities, penalties or forfeitures may be instituted or causes presently pending proceeded with in all respects as if such prior ordinance had not been repealed.