Vested rights

• 14.1 Any application for development under this ordinance including an application for a special use permit, variance, land development project, or development plan review, shall be considered vested when the submitted application is deemed to be substantially complete by the proper administrator and/or official(s) designated to receive such applications. To be considered substantially complete, an application shall include all required forms, plans, supporting documentation, and required fees. Any application considered by the town under the provisions of this section shall be reviewed according to the regulations applicable in this ordinance in force at the time the application was deemed substantially complete.

• 14.2 If an application for development under the provisions of this section is approved, the applicant shall initiate and substantially complete development of the property within the time limit established for each of these actions in the appropriate section of this ordinance.

• 14.3 Failure to initiate development of the property prior to the time limit established at approval, shall render the approval null and void. Any development of the property proposed after the lapse of the time limit established at approval, shall require a resubmission of development plans by the applicant subject to the regulations in the appropriate section of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2024-5, 6-18-2024)