(a) No order of the Board of Zoning Appeals permitting the erection or alteration of a building or the use of a building or premises shall be valid for a period longer than six months, unless a building permit for such erection or alteration is obtained and the work is started within such period, or where no erection or alteration is necessary, the permitted use is established within such period.
(b) When there has been no change in the circumstances in the vicinity or surrounding land uses or zoning during the time between the date of Zoning Board of Appeals approval and the date of construction commencement, the Board may extend the period of validity for their order up to eighteen months without notification of all adjoining owners and newspaper notification.
(Ord. 34-1987. Passed 9-21-87.)