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19. the provisions hereof, may be continued, but if such non-conforming use is dis- continued, at~y future use of said land shall be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. (b) The lawful use of a building or structure, existing at the time of the adoption of this ordinance, or of an amendment thereto, although such use does not conform to the provisions hereof, may be 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 any resi- dence use in a Residence District established by this ordinance. (c) A nom-conforming use of a building may be changed to another non- conforming use of the same or of amore restrictive classification, 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 such extension does not displace any residence use in a Residence District established by this ordinance. (d) Whenever a non-conforming use 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 non-conforming use of a building, or portion thereaf~ 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 pa~ovisions of this ordinanceo Section 2. REPAIRS AND BESTORATICINS F BUILD OF N U (a) Nothing in this Article shal}. prevent the strengthening or restoration to a safe condition of any structural part of any building declared unsafe by the Building Cc®aissioner or other authorized official or agency of the City. Such repairs within the life of a non-conforming building shall not exceed 50 per cent of the valuation of such building at the time of repair or restoration, determined as follows= All parts whether existing, new, or destroyed, and including plumbing, heating and ventilating equipment, electric wiring and equipment, and other neces- eery fixed equipment shall be valued at costs current at the time of evaluation provided that parts which do not serve a required purpose, but only for comfort and enhanceme~, shall not be included in such evaluation, uril.ess the building is changed to a conforming use. Section 3. APPLICATION OF HEIGHT LIMITATIOi~S AND EXCEPTIONS GF~. The height limitations of this ordinance shall be applied as follows: