Sec. 27-352(a)(1)

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• Application completeness review period7 days

  Within seven (7) days after an application, other than a notice of intent to exercise property rights under section 27-132, is presented to the town, the zoning administrator shall notify the applicant whether the application is complete on its face.

• Architectural compatibility certificate abandonment period6 months

  Further, any such certificate shall also expire and become null and void if such authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of six (6) months after being commenced.

• Architectural compatibility certificate extension period1 years

  Prior to the expiration of a certificate of finding of architectural compatibility, upon written request and for reasonable cause, the architectural review board may extend the validity of any such certificate for a period not to exceed one (1) year.

• Architectural compatibility certificate validity period2 years

  Any certificate of finding of architectural compatibility shall expire of its own limitation two (2) years from the date of issuance if the work authorized thereby is not commenced by the end of such two (2) year period...

• Finding of architectural compatibility required in historic districtHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character.

  No structure in the historic district except those exempted under section 27-130 shall be erected, reconstructed, altered (other than razed, demolished or moved), or restored without the owner or owners first having applied for and secured a finding of architectural compatibility from the architectural review board, or on appeal from the town council.

• Architectural review board reconsideration waiting period1 years

  The architectural review board shall not reconsider any request for the erection, reconstruction, or alteration of a structure which has been denied for a period of one (1) year, except in cases where an applicant appears with an application substantively amended.

• Certificate of occupancy required

  No structure, or any portion thereof, shall be occupied unless a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building official and zoning administrator.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit decision period120 days

  Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever an application has been officially submitted, the permit issuing authority shall have one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of its official submission to take one of the following actions...

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit exemption for certain driveways

  The construction or use of any of the following structures shall not require a conditional use permit under this section: a driveway connecting a single-family or duplex residential dwelling unit with a public or private street other than a concrete or asphalt one in the watershed overlay district.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit required for conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses

  For those uses defined as conditional uses in the district requirements, no occupied or vacant land, and no existing or new structure, shall hereafter be changed or engaged in use in whole or in part unless the owner has first applied for and secured a conditional use permit from the town council.

• Pre-application review conference required before conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit30 days

  At least thirty (30) days before the formal submission of an application seeking approval of a conditional use permit, the property owner and/or applicant shall hold a conference with the department of planning and community development concerning the proposal and shall provide a concept plan that specifies the following...

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit reconsideration waiting period1 years

  No application for a conditional use permit for the same use on a lot, parcel or tract shall be considered by the town council within a period of one (1) year from its last consideration unless the town council first determines that the public interest would be best served by a reconsideration.

• Zoning permit exemption for certain driveways

  The construction or use of any of the following structures shall not require a zoning permit under this section: a driveway connecting a single-family or duplex residential dwelling unit with a public or private street other than a concrete or asphalt one in the watershed overlay district.

• Zoning permit required for structures

  No structure shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended or enlarged within the town without the owner or owners first having applied for and secured a zoning permit from the zoning administrator.

• Zoning permit required for change of use

  No occupied or vacant land, and no existing or new structure, shall hereafter be changed in use in whole or in part unless the owner has first applied for and secured a zoning permit from the zoning administrator.

• Zoning permit validity period5 years

  Approval of a zoning permit or conditional use permit shall be valid for five (5) years after the date of approval and thereafter shall become null and void unless construction or use is substantially underway during such period.