(A) Except as provided below, a permit application shall expire if no permit is issued within one year after the date the permit application is filed. A permit application filed prior to the effective date of this chapter, shall expire if no permit is issued within one year after the date the permit application is filed. The Building Official may issue a permit for work shown on an expired application for a permit without requiring the re-submittal of plans and payment of a plan review fee provided:
(1) No changes have been made or will be made to the original plans and specifications except as required by the original plan review;
(2) No pertinent laws or ordinances have been amended subsequent to the date the original application was filed;
(3) The time allowed to obtain the permit does not exceed one year and one month from the date the original application was filed; and
(4) Circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken.
(B) Except as provided in this section, no action may be taken on an application after expiration. Plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official. To obtain a permit, applicants shall submit a new application, documents and pay a new plan review fee. All applicable codes, standards, and laws in affect at the time of the new application shall then apply to the project.
(Ord. 1308, passed 12-19-07; Am. Ord. 1338, passed 11-17-10; Am. Ord. 1361, passed 12-18-13; Am. Ord. 1396, passed 2-1-17; Am. Ord. 1441, passed 11-6-19)