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-zt~- continued and such use may be extended throughout the building; provided no structural alterations are made, other than those ordered by an authorized public officer to assure the safety of the building or structure; and provided further that such extension does not displace anbr residence use in a Residence District established by this ordinance. (c) Anon-conforming use of a building may be changed to another non-conforming use of the same or of amore restrictive cla~sifica- tion, provided no structural alterations are made, other than those ordered by an authorised public officer to assure the safety of the building or structure; and provided further that sash extension does not displaoe arjy residence use in a Residence District established by this ordinance; (d) Whenever a non-conforming tree of a building has been changed to a more restricted use or to a conforming use, such use shall not thereafter be changed to a less restricted use. (e) Whenever a nvn-eonformi.rig use of a building, or portion thereof has been discontinued for a period of at least one (1) year, such non-conforming use shall not thereafter be re-established, and the future shall be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinanc®. Section 2. REPAIRS AND RESTORATIONS OF BDILDINQS OF - ~~ (a) Nothing in this Article shall prevent tdze strength- erring or restoration to a safe condition of any structural part of ar~q building declared unsafe by the Building Commissioner or other authorized official or agency of the City. Such repair within the life of a non-conforming building shall not exceed ~0 per Dent of the valuation of each building at the time of repair or restoration, determined as follows: All parts whether existing, new, or destroyed, and including plumbing1 heating and ventilatinv equipment, electric wiring and equipment, and other necessary fixed equipment shall be valued at costs current at the time of evaluation provided that parts which do not serve a required purpose, but on7,y for comfo~ and enhancement, shall not be included in suoh evaluation, unless the buildin;; is changed to a conforming use. Section 3. APPLICATION OF HEIONT LIM[TATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS (~g[JERAI,. The height limitations of this ordinance shall be applied as follows: (a) A cellar or baseiaent, when designed for occupancy as a dwelling, shall be counted as a story; when otherwise designed and used it shall not be counted as a story. ~.. i