(A) Expiration.
(1) The approval or conditional approval of the tentative parcel map shall expire 24 months from the date of its approval.
(2) The period of time specified shall not include any period of time during which a lawsuit has been filed and is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction involving the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map only if a stay of the time period is approved by the City Council. Within 10 days of the service of the initial petition or complaint upon the city, the subdivider shall, in writing, to the Director of Community Development, request a stay in the time period for up to five years or deny the requested stay. The request for the stay shall be a hearing with notice to the subdivider and to the appellant, and upon conclusion of the hearing, the City Council shall, within 10 days, declare its findings.
(3) The expiration of the approved or conditionally approved tentative parcel map shall terminate all proceedings and no parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within such tentative parcel map shall be filed without first processing a new tentative parcel map.
(B) Extensions.
(1) Request by subdivider. The subdivider or his engineer may request an extension of the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map by written application to the Director of Community Development. The application shall be filed not less than 30 days prior to the expiration date and shall state the reasons for requesting the extension.
(2) Director of Community Development.
(a) The Director of Community Development shall review the request for extension for approval, conditional approval, or denial. Not more than two extensions shall be approved for a tentative map and the period of extension shall not exceed 12 months. The extension of time shall commence with the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map. The approved new expiration date shall not extend more than 2½ years beyond the date of initial approval by the Director of Community Development.
(b) Conditions of approval of the extension shall be in accordance with the provisions of this division.
(c) If the Director of Community Development denies a subdivider's application for extension, the subdivider may request a review by the Planning Commission within 15 days after the Director of Community Development has denied the extension. Requests for review shall be in accordance with § 154.066 of this subchapter.
('63 Code, § 10-4.501.11) (Ord. 416-C.S., passed 12-6-84; Am. Ord. 710-C.S., passed 3-20-07)