[Amended 2-13-2007 by Order No. 186-06]
A. 
Unless and/or until this Part 6 is amended, the maximum number of new growth permits issued shall be 85, from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, and annually thereafter from July 1 to June 30. In addition, from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, two additional growth permits shall be for affordable housing constructed by Habitat for Humanity or a similar not-for-profit organization; and annually thereafter from July 1 to June 30, nine additional growth permits shall be for affordable housing.
B. 
In the event that fewer than 85 permits are issued in any one year, up to 15 of the unused permits may be issued in the following year on a first-come, first-served basis notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, in addition to the 85 that would otherwise be available.
C. 
Effective July 1, 2007, no more than 25 of the growth permits shall be issued annually for dwelling units located within the Rural (RU) District.
D. 
No more than 75% of the growth permits shall be issued annually for dwelling units within subdivisions, and no more than 15 growth permits shall be issued in any year for dwellings in a single subdivision; provided, however, that effective July 1, 2007, no more than 20 growth permits shall be issued annually for dwelling units within subdivisions located within the Rural (RU) District, and no more than five growth permits will be allocated for dwelling units in a single subdivision located within the Rural (RU) District; and provided further that any applicant with a pending subdivision application for a subdivision located in the Rural (RU) District that has obtained at least one substantive review from the Planning Board prior to July 1, 2007, shall not be subject to this five-permit limitation for that subdivision.
A. 
All growth permit applications shall be submitted in person to the Code Enforcement Officer or his/her assistant or agent (hereinafter the CEO) during normal office hours on the form designated growth permit application. No growth permit applications shall be accepted by mail.
B. 
The CEO shall indicate on the application form the date and time the growth permit application was received and provide the applicant with a receipt, when said application is complete. The applications shall be reviewed in the order in which they were received. Only complete applications will be accepted.
C. 
The growth permit application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable administrative fee in an amount as determined by the Town Council, documentation establishing the applicant's right, title and interest to the property, and one copy of a subsurface wastewater disposal system application form (HHE200), and/or confirmation for eligibility of a sewer user unit.
D. 
A separate application shall be required for each dwelling unit. No person, partnership, or corporation shall be issued more than 15 permits annually. Corporations shall be treated as the same corporation for purposes of this Part 6 if they share common directors and/or shareholders. Any person or corporation that is a partner in a partnership shall be considered the same person as the partnership.
A. 
Growth permit applications shall not be accepted by the CEO until on or after the effective date of this Part 6. Growth permit applications shall be on file with the CEO. From that time on, applications will be accepted, and growth permits issued, as provided for herein.
(1) 
Growth permits shall be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
(2) 
The CEO shall notify an applicant once the applicant is entitled to have a growth permit issued.
(3) 
Expired growth permits shall be available for reissue.
(4) 
The CEO shall issue growth permits for all complete applications if they do not outnumber the supply of growth permits.
(5) 
If applications exceed supply for any given year, permits shall be issued on the basis of the order complete applications were received by the CEO. Those on the list who do not get a permit for that year shall have first priority to get a permit in the next year, in the order in which the applications were deemed to be complete.
B. 
If, at the end of the fiscal year, there are any unissued growth permits still available, no more than 15 may be carried over to the next year.
A. 
A growth permit shall be replaced by a building permit for a dwelling on the specific site for which the growth permit was issued. A growth permit which has not been replaced with a building permit within 90 days of growth permit approval by the CEO shall be considered expired and must be resubmitted for consideration. Resubmitted growth permit applications will not have any priority over other growth permit applications.
[Amended 2-8-2011 by Order No. 121-10]
B. 
Expired permits shall be available for reissuance.
Growth permits are not transferable. They shall be valid for construction on the lot specified on the application and by the applicant; provided however, that such valid permits shall be transferable to new owners of the lot should the property change hands, but only if the new owners are otherwise eligible for such permit had they been the original applicant. If a Permit is transferred, the date of issuance remains unchanged.