(A) A permit for a wireless telecommunications facility or wireless telecommunication collocation facility shall be valid for a period of ten years, unless pursuant to another provision of this code it lapses sooner or is revoked. At the end of ten years from the date of issuance, such permit shall expire.
(B) A permittee may apply for extensions of its permit in increments of ten years no sooner than six months prior to expiration of the permit.
(C) If a permit has not expired at the time application is made for an extension, the Director may administratively extend the term of the permit for subsequent ten-year terms upon verification of continued compliance with the findings and conditions of approval under which the application was originally approved, as well as any other applicable provisions of this code that are in effect at the time the permit extension is granted.
(1) At the Director’s discretion, additional studies and information may be required of the applicant.
(2) If the Director determines that the facility is nonconforming or that additional conditions of approval are necessary to bring the facility into compliance with the provisions of this code that are then in effect at the time of permit expiration, the Director shall refer the extension request to the Planning Commission.
(D) The request for an extension shall be decided by the Planning Commission if the permit expired before the application is made for an extension or if the Director refers the matter to the Planning Commission. After notice and a public hearing, the Planning Commission may approve, conditionally approve or deny the extension.
(Ord. 2021-10 § 6 (part), 2021)