(1) A substantial change in use of property occurs whenever a new use or activity conducted on a lot creates a more intensive impact to the site in question or to the infrastructure of the city than the previous use, as determined by the community development director and/or his or her designee.

(2) A change in the status of property from occupied to unoccupied or vice versa does not constitute a substantial change in use. Whether a change in use occurs shall be determined by comparing the two active uses of the property without regard to any intervening period during which the property may have been unoccupied, unless the property has remained unoccupied for more than 180 consecutive days or has been abandoned.

(3) A change in ownership of a business or enterprise or a change in the name shall not be regarded as a substantial change in use. (Ord. 1499 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021).