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A building permit must not be issued during the time permitted by law or rule of court to file an appeal from:
(a) A final decision by the District Council granting an application for a map amendment.
(b) A final decision by the District Council on reconsideration granting a map amendment.
(c) A decision of the Board granting a special exception or variance, or a decision of the Board reversing a denial of a building permit by the Director.
(d) A decision of the Hearing Examiner granting a special exception.
(e) A decision of judgment of a court in a proceeding which seeks to affirm, reverse, modify or nullify a decision of the District Council or Board of Appeals set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this subsection or to remand the same to the Council or Board. Nor shall a building permit be issued during the pendency of such court proceedings or a proceeding before the Board of Appeals; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the issuance of a building permit for any use which would have been permitted under this Chapter for the subject property immediately prior to a decision set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) hereof unless such use will not be permitted under the requested change in classification or grant which was the subject of such decision.
(f) A building permit may be issued, however, while an appeal from the grant of a sectional map amendment by the District Council may be filed or is pending if the permit is for development and use in accordance with the zoning classification imposed on the property by the sectional map amendment. Such a building permit shall contain a condition that the development shall comply with all the requirements of the zoning classification imposed by the sectional map amendment and whatever project plans and site plans may have been approved by the Planning Board under the optional method of development. The development pursuant to such building permit (i.e., the construction of footings on the site) shall be deemed to have a vested interest to continue and be used in accordance with the provisions of the zoning classification imposed by the sectional map amendment.