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.B. NO. <br />1 development of each county or city and county in accordance with a long - <br />2 range, comprehensive general plan to ensure the greatest benefit for the <br />3 State as a whole. This section shall not be construed to limit or repeal any <br />4 powers of any county to achieve these ends through zoning and building <br />s regulations, except insofar as forest and water reserve zones are concerned <br />6 and as provided in subsections (c) and (d). <br />7 Neither this section nor any ordinance enacted pursuant to this section <br />s shall- prohibit the continued lawful use of any building or premises for any <br />9 trade, industrial, residential, agricultural, or other purpose for which the <br />10 building or premises is used at the time this section or the ordinance takes <br />11 effect; provided that a zoning ordinance may provide for elimination of <br />12 nonconforming uses as the uses are discontinued, or for the amortization or <br />13 phasing out of nonconforming uses or signs over a reasonable period of time <br />14 in commercial, industrial, resort, and apartment zoned areas only[-]: provided <br />15 further that only in counties with a population less than one hundred <br />16 thousand, a zoning ordinance may provide for the amortization or phasing <br />17 out of nonconforming single-family transient vacation rental units over a <br />18 reasonable period of time in an area of any zoning classification. In no event <br />19 shall such amortization or phasing out of nonconforming uses apply to any <br />20 existing building or premises used for residential (single-family or duplex) or <br />21 agricultural uses[.-] other than nonconforming transient vacation rental units <br />