7.01.03   Exceptions to Requirement of a Development Order
   A development order shall not be required for the following:
   A.   Development authorized by a development permit issued prior to the effective date of this Code, in which development activity has begun and has continued in good faith.
   B.   The maintenance or alteration of an existing building or structure so long as no change is made to its gross floor area, its use, or the amount of impervious surface on the site.
   C.   Permits for the following activities may be issued by the City of Mexico Beach without a development order so long as the development activity is not part of a larger development activity:
      1.   Removal of protected trees when not accompanied by earthwork activity such as clearing, excavating, grading, or otherwise significantly disturbing the soil of the site.
      2.   Driveway installation or modification which does not access Hwy 98.
      3.   Installation or construction of fences.
      4.   Installation or construction of signs.
         (Ord. 711, passed 2-5-2019)