(A) A special land use permit shall lapse and cease to be in effect:
(1) If the special use has not commenced within 18 months of the approval date;
(2) If work has not commenced on structures or other property improvements shown on a site plan approved in the process of granting the permit;
(3) If the special use has been abandoned for a period of six months; or
(4) If work to complete the building of structures or to make other property improvements shown on the approved site plan has been abandoned for a period of six months.
(B) The Planning Commission may grant a special land use permit holder one or more six-month extensions of time if good cause is shown and the request for an extension is received by the Planning Commission chairperson prior to the permit’s expiration.
(C) If the special land use permit sent to the applicant and on file in the Township Clerk’s Office and recorded in the County Register of Deeds is dated and includes a notice of the above circumstances under which the permit can lapse and become void, the township is under no further obligation to notify the property owner before a permit is declared void.
(D) Violation of an approval requirement or of a condition imposed in accordance with § 154.096 shall be considered a violation of this subchapter and grounds for the Zoning Administrator to suspend the special approval land use permit until review by the Planning Commission.
(1) After notice to the permit holder and a hearing, the Planning Commission shall determine if a violation has indeed occurred.
(2) In the case of a violation, the Planning Commission shall direct the corrective action as it determines is necessary to bring conformance with this chapter, or the Planning Commission shall cancel the special approval land use permit in question.
(Ord. passed 6-28-2006)