1. The approval or conditional approval of a tentative parcel or tract map shall expire 24 months following approval by the D/ERC or the Commission. However, the map may be extended if the subdivider has complied with Map Act Section 66452.6(a) and (e). An extension to the expiration date may also be approved pursuant to Section 19.66.170.
2. The period of time outlined in (1.) above shall not include any period of time during which a lawsuit has been filed, whether or not first appealed to the next highest approving body, and is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction involving the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map only if a stay of the time period is approved by the D/ERC or the Commission. After service of the initial petition or complaint upon the City, the subdivider shall, in writing, to the Director, request a stay in the time period of the tentative map. Within 40 days after receiving the request, the D/ERC or the Commission shall either stay the time period for up to five years or deny the requested stay. The request for the stay shall be a hearing with notice to the subdivider and to the appellant, and upon conclusion of the hearing, the D/ERC or the Commission shall render its decision.
3. The period of time outlined in (1.) above shall not include any period of time during which a development moratorium is in effect pursuant to Map Act Section 66452.6.
4. Expiration of an approved or conditionally approved tentative map shall terminate all proceedings and no final map or parcel map of all or any portion of the real property included within the tentative map shall be filed without first processing a new tentative map. The final map or parcel map documents submitted for filing must be accepted as adequate for approval by Council by the City Engineer prior to the expiration date.