A. A grading permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire and become null and void if the grading work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date such permit is issued, or if, following the commencement of that work, the work is suspended or abandoned for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. However, the time within which grading is to be commenced or resumed under an expired permit may be extended once by the building official, for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days, when the permittee requests such an extension and demonstrates that circumstances beyond the permittee’s control have prevented such work from being commenced or resumed under the permit.
B. If a grading permit expires after commencement of the grading authorized by such permit, the permittee may renew the permit by paying a permit renewal fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the fee for a new grading permit, provided no changes have been or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work and the work has not been suspended for more than one year.
C. No grading shall be done or caused or allowed to be done by any person in reliance on an expired grading permit.
(Ord. 2312 §25)