(A) Upon approval of the final site plan, the Planning Commission Chair, or the Chair's designee, shall sign three copies. One signed copy shall be made a part of the village's files; one copy of the final site plan shall be forwarded to the Building Official for issuance of a building permit; and one copy shall be returned to the applicant.
(B) Each development shall be under construction within one year after the date of approval of the final site plan, except as noted in this section.
(1) An applicant may request from the Planning Commission one six month extension of the final site plan approval. Any request for extension must be applied for in writing prior to the date of the expiration of the final site plan. Such request may only be granted provided that:
(a) The applicant presents reasonable evidence that development has encountered unforeseen difficulties beyond the control of the applicant; and
(b) The site plan requirements and standards, including those of the Zoning Ordinance, that are reasonably related to said development have not changed.
(2) Should neither of the provisions of division (B) of this section be fulfilled, or a six month extension has expired without construction having been started and proceeding meaningfully, the final site plan approval shall be null and void.
(C) Amendments to an approved final site plan may occur only under the following circumstances:
(1) The holder of a valid final site plan approval shall notify the Zoning Administrator of any proposed amendment to such approved site plan.
(2) Minor changes may be approved by the Zoning Administrator upon certification in writing to the Planning Commission that the proposed revision does not alter the basic design nor any specified conditions of the plan as agreed upon by the Planning Commission. The Zoning Administrator shall consider the following to be a minor change:
(a) Reduction of the size of any building and/or sign.
(b) Movement of buildings and/or signs by no more than ten feet, provided that such movement does not cause a violation of this chapter.
(c) Landscaping approved in the site plan that is replaced by similar landscaping to an equal or greater extent.
(d) Changes in floor plans which do not alter the character of the use or increase the amount of required parking.
(e) Internal rearrangement of a parking lot which does not affect the number of parking spaces or alter access locations or design.
(f) Changes required or requested by the village as it relates to their roads within the village or a Clinton County department for safety reasons.
(3) Should the Zoning Administrator determine that the requested modification to the approved final site plan is not minor, a new site plan shall be submitted and reviewed as required by this subchapter.
(D) Certification of compliance. At final inspection or at other appropriate times the Zoning Administrator shall certify whether all conditions and other requirements of the Planning Commission in its approval of the final site plan have been fulfilled.