(A) Dwelling unit types. The number of new dwelling units allocated for the duration of this program shall be managed using different categories of dwelling unit types, with categorical limits on the respective number of permits.
(1) Category A, Single Family Dwelling. On an annual basis, a total number of permits shall be made available for the construction of buildings meeting the definition of “Dwelling, One-Family,” “Townhouse Dwelling,” and “Duplex Dwelling.”
(2) Category B, Accessory Dwelling Unit. On an annual basis, a total number of permits shall be reserved and made available exclusively for the construction of buildings meeting the definition of “Accessory Dwelling Unit.”
(3) Category C, Multi-family Dwelling. Over the expected five-year length of the program, a total number of permits shall be made available for the construction of buildings meeting the definition of “Multi-family Dwelling.” This category is independent of the form of ownership and includes units known as “condominiums” and/or in a “horizontal property regime” as defined by state law.
(B) Established allocations and limitations on number of applications.
(1) Exclusive of the dwelling units already allowed by the Carolina Park and Liberty Hill Farms development agreements, the annual number of available residential permits is established at a total of 600 dwelling units to yield a more manageable average annual growth rate of approximately 2.1% over the duration of this program. Annual allocations for Categories A and B are provided in Table 1. The number of multi-family allocations for the duration of the program and the total allocation for all unit types is illustrated in Table 2.
(2) Regardless of the total number of available allocations established in this section, the number of permit applications which may be submitted for any single development/subdivision or combination of phases in a single development/subdivision shall be limited to no more than 25 per semi-annual allocation cycle for the Category A (Single Family) dwelling types.
Table 1: Dwelling Type Categorical Allocations, 2019-2024 | |||
January–June | July–December | Annual Total | |
Single Family Dwelling Units | 240 | 240 | 480 |
Accessory Dwelling Units | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Totals | 250 | 250 | 500 |
Table 2: Program Totals, 2019-2024
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Single Family Dwelling Units | 2,400 |
Accessory Dwelling Units | 100 |
Multi-family Dwelling Units | 500 |
Total | 3,000 |
(C) Management of permit allocations. Any permits allocated for a given cycle but not issued during that cycle shall be carried over and will be made available with the next or subsequent allocation cycles. Alternatively, if the number of permit applications exceeds the available amount of building permits during an allocation cycle, such applications shall maintain their position on a waiting list and shall be administered during the next allocation cycle.
(D) Transfer of allocations prohibited. If all permits are not issued during any allocation period, available permits identified in the established categories of dwelling units in division (A) of this section shall not be transferred between categories to another type of dwelling unit.
(Ord. 18097, passed 1-8-19)