Priority Issuance.

§ 218-90. Priority Issuance.

Building permits shall be issued by the Building Official up to the maximum number permitted by the applicable calculated quota, in the order of priority assigned below. In the event of a tie, priority shall go to the application with the earlier date and time of the submission of a complete application.

• A. The priority shall be given to applications for construction of Low and Moderate Income Housing as defined by § 218-5 of this Ordinance.

• B. The second priority shall be given to applications for construction of a single family detached dwelling if the applicant has not previously received a permit for any lot in Charlestown and the lot to be built upon is not and was not under common ownership with a lot or parcel which has previously received a building permit as of the effective date of this Article; and either, (1) The Applicant owned the lot to be built before the effective date of this Article or, (2) The lot to be built upon has been subdivided from a larger parcel before the effective date of this Article.

• C. The third priority shall be given to applicants whose application for construction of a dwelling has been denied for four (4) consecutive quarters because of the provisions of this Article.

• D. The fourth priority shall be given to applications for construction of a single family detached dwelling if the applicant is subject to the Planning Commission's phasing of subdivisions pursuant to Section 4 of the Charlestown Subdivision/Land Development Regulations.

• E. The remainder of the quota shall be issued to any other applications in the order of complete applications received.