Any single-family residential variance authorized by the Board of Adjustment shall expire six months after the date of action on the variance by the Board of Adjustment, unless the Board’s decision is appealed to the City Commission in which case the time will run from the date the city administration or City Commission, if applicable, takes action on the variance, and unless a building permit based on and incorporating the variance is issued within the aforesaid six month period, or if no building permit is required, that an actual and bona fide use of the premises is made in accordance with the terms of the variance. (‘69 Code, § 5-24) (Ord. 438, passed 12-13-76; Am. Ord. 1147, passed 1-3-96; Am. Ord. 1697, passed 9-7-11)