Nothing herein contained should require any change in the overall layout, plans, construction, size or designated use of any development, building, structure or part thereof, for which official approvals and required building permits have been granted before the enactment of the Zoning Code, the construction of which, conforming with such plans, shall have been started prior to the effective date of the Zoning Code and completion thereof carried on in a normal manner within the subsequent six-month period, and not discontinued until completion, except for reasons beyond the builders’ control.
(1999 Code, § 40-4-14) (Ord. 334, passed 10-26-1964)