A. If a legal nonconforming structure used for residential purposes, other than such a structure that is subject to the jurisdiction of a preservation commission organized under Ind. Code § 36-7-11-11.3, et seq. or a structure location within a flood plain as defined in Ind. Code § 14-8-2-99, is damaged or destroyed, the owner shall be permitted to reconstruct, repair, or renovate the structure if the reconstruction, repair, or renovation satisfies all of the following:
1. The structure will continue to be used for residential purposes; and
2. The new foundation of the reconstructed, repaired, or renovated structure may not exceed the square footage of the foundation of the damaged or destroyed structure.
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)