A. If after a permit has been issued pursuant to this Chapter, and construction has not commenced within sixty days after the date thereof or other date set forth in the permit, then such permit shall become void. Before work commences the applicant must obtain a new permit and pay the usual fee. Applicant may request, in writing, that the Director of Development Services extend the permit time but such requests shall be made prior to the 60 day expiration date. The request shall state the reasons for the extension, the duration of the extension request and shall provide justification for not beginning the work within the first 60 days. Deposits made on the value of the work may be released upon request of the applicant after the applicant submits evidence of the proper completion of the work or evidence that the permit terminated prior to the commencement of the work. Fees for plan review and inspections performed will not be reimbursed nor applied to re-submittal for a permit for the same area.
B. Preliminary permits that have been issued to a public agency under the provisions of this Chapter but for which an Excavation/Encroachment permit has not been issued or work commenced within one (1) year of issuance of the Preliminary Permit, or other date set forth on the permit, shall become void. Re-submittal of the preliminary permit will be required to reactivate the process.
C. Permits for encroachments into the public right-of-way shall not be granted for any period longer than thirty days.
(Ord. MC-1027, 9-09-98; Ord. MC-1004, 10-21-97)