A. Valid Time Frame: An approved tentative parcel or tract map is valid for twenty four (24) months after its effective date, except as otherwise provided by Government Code section 66452.6, which, under specified circumstances, allows for a tentative map to be deemed valid for thirty six (36) months unless otherwise extended in accordance with the provisions of this article 6 and the act.
B. Expiration Of An Approved Map:
1. Expiration of an approved tentative parcel or tract map or vesting tentative map shall terminate all proceedings.
2. The application shall not be reactivated unless a new tentative parcel or tract map application is filed in compliance with this article 6.
C. Filing Of Extension Request:
1. The time limits for acting on maps and associated appeals, as specified in this article 6 and Government Code section 66410 et seq., may be extended by mutual consent of the subdivider and the applicable review authority.
2. An extension request shall be in writing and shall be filed with the director not less than thirty (30) days before the date of expiration of the approval or previous extension, together with the required filing fee in compliance with the planning fee schedule.
D. Approval Of First Extension - Director: The director may grant one 12-month extension to the initial time limit, only after first finding all of the following:
1. There have been no changes to the provisions of the general plan, any applicable specific plan, or this development code applicable to the project since the approval of the tentative parcel or tract map;
2. There have been no changes in the character of the site or its surroundings that affect how the policies of the general plan, any applicable specific plan, or other standards of this development code apply to the project; and
3. There have been no changes to the capacities of community resources, including, but not limited to, roads, sewage treatment or disposal facilities, schools, or water supply so that there is no longer sufficient remaining capacity to serve the project.
E. Additional Extensions - Commission:
1. The commission may grant additional extensions to the initial time limit, only after first making all of the findings specified in subsection D of this section.
2. The aggregate period of time for all extensions shall not exceed the maximum limits specified in Government Code sections 66452.6 and 66463.5.
F. Appeal Of Decision: If the tentative map extension request is denied, the subdivider may appeal the denial within ten (10) calendar days after the effective date of the denial of the extension in compliance with chapter 9.81, "Appeals", of this title.
G. Filing Of A Lawsuit:
1. If a lawsuit has been filed and is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction affecting the validity of the approval or conditional approval of a tentative parcel or tract map, the subdivider may apply to the town within ten (10) days of the service of the initial petition or complaint upon the town for a stay of the time in which a tentative parcel or tract map will expire.
2. Within forty (40) days after receiving the request, the director shall stay the map's expiration date until final conclusion of the action, if the director determines that the action affects the validity of the tentative parcel or tract map approval. (Ord. 242, 9-3-2013)