(a) Duration of permit.
(1) Permits issued under this chapter shall be valid for the period specified on the permit form or as specified by an improvement agreement.
(2) Should grading not commence within 60 calendar days of the time specified on the permit, the City Engineer may void the permit and require a reapplication for issuance of a new permit.
(3) The Planning and Zoning Commission may grant an extension of time upon a showing of just cause by the permittee. The City Engineer may require additional fees or reasonable conditions in consideration for such time extension.
(b) Suspension or revocation of permit.
(1) General. The City Engineer shall first resort to the procedures set forth in this section before any other enforcement procedure set forth in this chapter is implemented.
(2) Suspension.
A. The Mayor shall suspend the permit and issue a stop work order, and the permittee shall cease all work on the work site, except work necessary to remedy the cause of the suspension, upon notification of such suspension when:
1. The City Engineer determines that the permit was issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied or in violation of any ordinance or regulation or the provisions of this title;
2. The permittee fails to submit reports where required;
3. The work on site is not being performed in accordance with approved plans and specifications;
4. The permittee fails to comply with an order to modify the work within the time limits imposed by the City Engineer; or
5. The permittee is causing excessive erosion and/or sediment.
B. The Mayor may reinstate a suspended permit upon the permittee's correction of the cause of the suspension.
(3) Revocation.
A. The City Engineer may revoke the permit and issue a stop work order upon finding the permittee:
1. Conducts or carries on the grading in such a manner as to materially affect adversely the health, welfare or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the property of the permittee;
2. Conducts or carries on the grading so that the grading is materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood; or
3. Fails to cease work under an order of suspension.
B. Any revocation will be effective immediately upon notification by the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall not reinstate a revoked permit.
(Ord. 07-O-36, passed 11-7-2007)