A. Final Action Pending.
1. Any development application filed and accepted as complete before January 1, 2020, but still pending final action as of that date, may be decided in accordance with either the regulations in affect at the time the application was determined complete or the regulations in this Ordinance, as requested by the applicant in accordance with G.S. § 143-755.
2. To the extent an application is approved and proposes development that does not comply with this Ordinance, the subsequent development, although permitted, shall be nonconforming and subject to the provisions of Article 7: Nonconformities.
3. If the development subject to an application approved under the Town's prior development regulations fails to comply with the required time frames, it shall expire and future development shall be subject to the requirements of this Ordinance.
B. Filed, but Not Complete Applications. Applications that have been filed prior to January 1, 2020, but not determined to be complete by the Planning Director shall be reviewed and decided in accordance with this Ordinance.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)