(a) Expiration – General
Permits and approvals shall automatically expire after twelve months, unless otherwise provided in the permit or approval, from and after the date of issuance of the permit or approval if within such twelve month period, the proposed use of the site or the construction of buildings has not commenced, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the permit or approval. The director may, without a hearing, extend such time for a maximum period of twelve additional months only, upon application filed with him or her before the expiration of the twelve-month limit, or the expiration of such limit as may be specified by the conditions of the approval.
(b) Effect of Amendments to Approvals
Amendments to approvals shall not extend the time limits in subsection (a) unless so stated in the amendment.
(c) Expiration – Approvals in Conjunction with a Vesting Tentative Map
Whenever a vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved pursuant to Chapter 21.13 and the Subdivision Map Act, the approval pursuant to this chapter shall be valid until the expiration of the vesting tentative map or expiration of development rights under the final map. Applications may be made for extensions, but only in conjunction with applications for extensions of the vesting tentative map or the final vesting map pursuant to Chapter 21.13 and the Subdivision Map Act.
(Ord. 4826 § 118 (Exh. 3 (part)), 2004)