9.3.1.   RECONSTRUCTION
   A.   Any or groups of damaged by natural causes, such as, but not limited to, fire, flood, and lightning, may be reconstructed and used as before with the following limitations.
      1.   Permits to reconstruct the must be issued within 12 months of the occurrence.
      2.   The reconstruction of the may not exceed the original footprint or square footage as it existed at the time of the occurrence.
   B.   Except as set forth in Section 9.2.1, Discontinuance of a , a that is demolished loses its nonconforming status.