(a) Unless otherwise specified by the City Council at the time it is authorized, a variance shall expire if the variance or conditional use permit is not utilized through obtaining a building permit or otherwise, one year from the date of its authorization.
(b) Reserved.
(c) In the event that building plans or site plans are required to be approved by the Planning Commission or City Council before a building permit can be issued, such approval will have the effect of extending the term of the variance for a period of one year beyond the date of approval of such building or site plans.
(d) Reserved.
(e) In the event that a change in use or a change in the application of the variance to the use or property occurs as a result of action by the occupant or owner or the application of the variance ceases for a continuous period of one year, the variance shall be considered as expired and any subsequent use of the premises shall be in conformance with the use regulations for the zoning district in which the property is located.
(f) A variance granted for a nonconformity expires when the nonconformity is discontinued as described in the definition in city code § 21.504(b).
(1958 Code, § 9.14) (Added by Ord. 8, passed 2-2-1961; Ord. 54, passed 12-18-1961, renumbered to § 11.14; Ord. 69-97, passed 12-8-1969; Ord. 75-56, passed 11-3-1975, renumbered to § 11.15; Ord. 82-17, passed 6-7-1982; Ord. 2002-38, passed 12-2-2002; Ord. 2008-1, passed 1-14-2008; Ord. 2009-34, passed 11-2-2009)