1. Request by Subdivider.
The subdivider may request an extension of the expiration date of the approved or conditionally approved tentative map by written application to the Department. The application shall be filed not less than 30 days before the map is to expire and shall state the reasons for requesting the extension. The subdivider shall be solely responsible for filing the application.
2. Commission Action.
The Department shall review the request and submit the application for the extension, together with a report to the Commission for approval, conditional approval, or denial at the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting. A copy of the Department's report and recommendation shall be forwarded to the subdivider prior to the meeting on the extension. In approving, conditionally approving, or denying the request for extension, the Commission shall make findings supporting its decision. The subdivider shall pay any increase in unpaid applicable development fees which have occurred since the date of the approval or conditional approval of the tentative map.
3. Conditions of Approval.
In granting an extension, new conditions or exactions may be imposed and existing conditions may be revised.
4. Time Limit of Extensions.
The time at which the tentative map expires may be extended by the Commission for a period not exceeding a total of 3 years.