No recommendation of the Board or ordinance of City Council permitting the erection or alteration of a building shall be valid for a period longer than 12 months unless a building permit for the erection or alteration is started and proceeds to completion in accordance with the terms of the permit. No recommendation of the Board or ordinance of City Council permitting the use of a building or premises shall be valid for a period longer than 12 months unless the use is established within the period; provided, where the use permitted is dependent upon the erection or alteration of the building, the order shall continue in full force and effect if a building permit for the erection or alteration is obtained within the period and the erection or alteration is started and proceeds to completion in accordance with the terms of the permit.
(1980 Code, § 11.709) (Ord. 9093, passed 12-4-2006)