§ 9-36.030. Awarding Allocation Grants

Allocation grants shall be awarded as follows:

A.

Availability. At the beginning of each calendar year, 292 allocation grants shall enter the Residential Building Permit Allocation System. Allocation grants not awarded from the prior year shall be added to the following year.

B.

Allocation grant issuance. Upon final approval of a Planned Development or Cluster Development Permit, all residential projects shall be automatically placed into the allocation system. Allocation grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. A list of projects remaining within the allocation system shall be maintained, in order of placement.

C.

Maximum number of allocation grants per project. Projects that have been placed into the allocation system may receive up to one-half of the available grants during that calendar year. If a project requires more allocation grants, the project will maintain its place in the allocation system and will be eligible to receive up to one-half of the available grants for each subsequent calendar year until all allocation grants required for the project have been issued.

D.

Allocation grant expiration. All allocation grants are valid for four years. The four-year period will commence when a project, or phase of a project, receives its last grant. If a developer fails to establish vested rights within four years, the allocation grants shall be returned to the allocation system for distribution. If the project's Planned Development or Cluster Development Permit has not expired, the project will be placed at the end of the list of projects awaiting allocation grants.

E.

Expired Planned Development or Cluster Development Permit. When a residential project's Planned Development or Cluster Development Permit has expired, the grants for that project shall automatically be returned to the allocation system for distribution.

F.

Nontransferability. All allocation grants shall be project specific and nontransferable.

G.

Mobile Homes. Mobile home parks shall receive grants in the same manner as all other nonexempt projects.

H.

Model Homes. Model home complexes consisting of a maximum of four dwelling units per project may be awarded building permits for construction if there are existing, previously approved, certified building pads. The allocation grants for the model homes shall be counted from the first allocation grant that the project receives. No model home shall be occupied as a residence until it has been awarded its allocation grant.

(§ 4 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1209, eff. April 18, 2013)