(A) Short title. This section may be referred to as the "Ordinance Prescribing an Expiration Period for All Shady Cove Land Use Application Approvals".
(B) Expiration. The approval of all land use applications, including, but not limited to, site development plans; subdivisions; partitions; planned unit developments and building permits, will expire at the conclusion of 365 days from the date of approval, if substantial construction or development has not occurred.
(C) Approval extension.
(1) Upon written request of the applicant, and payment of the appropriate fee specified in the current fee schedule, the Planning Commission may grant one approval extension for a period not in excess of six months.
(2) An approval extension will be granted only if the original approval remains in compliance with the city's development and zoning regulations, which exist at the time of extension application and approval.
(3) When considering a request for approval extension, the Planning Commission may amend the conditions of approval to be consistent with any changes to the city's standards.
(D) Existing approvals. For all existing land use application approvals, the 365-day period, referenced in division (B) above, will commence on the day this section becomes effective.
(Ord. 179, passed 9-2-1999)