(A) If a special use permit application is approved by the Town Council, the applicant has one calendar year from the date of the approval to initiate and diligently pursue construction authorized under the permit, or (if no construction was authorized or all construction is complete) to begin the use permitted under the permit. If no such action is taken, then at the end of that year the permit shall lapse and be of no further force or effect. If the permitted use lapses for a period of one year or more on the property, then the permit shall terminate without further action by the town. The Zoning Administrator will notify the Town Council of that fact.
(B) Unless otherwise specified by the Town Council in the permit, the duration of any special use permit shall be five years, renewable at the Town Council’s sole discretion upon application by the then-owner or contract purchaser. However, the expiration or nonrenewal of a special use permit shall not require the removal of any building or structure constructed under a valid special use permit, unless specifically stated in the special use permit itself. Rather, any such building or structure will be treated as a nonconforming building or structure under this chapter. After the expiration or termination of the special use permit, any use of the parcel, including any use of such building or structure, must conform to the then-existing zoning restrictions.
(1998 Code, § 66-307) (Ord. passed 9-5-2017)