(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), applications for which plan review fees have been paid and for which no permit is issued within 365 days following the date of application will expire, unless the expiration date is extended by the building official.
(b) Applications relating to a one-family or two-family detached dwelling or duplex with a floor area ratio that exceeds three to five, for which plan review fees have been paid and for which no permit is issued within 365 days following the date of application will expire, and the expiration date may not be extended.
(c) Upon expiration of an application, plans and other data submitted for review will thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official. In order to renew action on an application after its expiration, the applicant must submit a new application and pay a new plan review fee.
(Sec. 18-6.4, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 18, Art. 6, § 18-6.4) (Am. Ords. 93-59, 96-50, 21-4)