(a) If the work described in any zoning permit has not begun within one (1) year from the date of issuance thereof, such permit shall expire; it shall be revoked by the Zoning Administrator; and written notice thereof shall be given to the persons affected. If the work described in any zoning permit has not been substantially completed within two and one-half (2 ½) years of the date of issuance, the permit shall expire and be revoked by the Zoning Administrator, and written notice thereof shall be given to the persons affected, together with notice that further work as described in the cancelled permit shall not proceed unless and until a new zoning permit has been obtained or extension granted.
(b) The Zoning Administrator may use the lack of an active building permit from the Ottawa County Department of Building Inspection as evidence that work has not begun or not completed. (Ord. 30-22. Passed 12-12-22.)