(a) If, after a permit has been issued, the operation called for by it is not commenced within six months of the date thereof, such permit shall be void, and before such operation can commence, a new permit shall be taken out by the owner or by his or her agent or architect and fees as hereafter fixed for the original permit in Section 1446.01 shall be paid therefor.
(b) On each permit, the Building Inspector shall establish a time period within which the construction, including final grading and landscaping, pursuant to said permit, must be completed, which time period shall be no longer than one year after the issuance of the permit for construction, nine months for landscaping and nine months for additions or remodeling. No owner or contractor shall fail to comply with the established time period for completion of construction.
(Ord. 1997-43. Passed 12-17-97.)