Work on the proposed construction shall begin within six months after the date of issuance of the building permit or the permit shall expire, unless a time extension is granted in writing by the Building Code Enforcement Official. Construction shall be considered to have started with the first placement of permanent construction on the site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation.
For a structure without a basement or poured footings, the start of construction includes the first permanent framing or assembly of the structure or any part thereof on its pilings or foundation or the affixing of any prefabricated structure or mobile home to a permanent site. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, land clearing, grading, filling, excavation for basement, footings, piers or foundations, erection of temporary forms, the installation of pilings under proposed subsurface footings, or the installation of sewer, gas and water pipes, or electric or other service lines from the street.
(Ord. 2007-08-6. Passed 6-10-08.)