§ 15.02.060. Expiration.

A.

Expiration of Plan Review.

1.

Applications for which no permit is issued within six months following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official. The building official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding six months on written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. An application shall not be extended more than once. An application shall not be extended if this code or any other pertinent laws or ordinances have been amended subsequent to the date of application. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.

B.

Expiration of Permit.

1.

Time Period. Every permit issued by the building official under the provisions of the technical codes shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not completed, with a final inspection approval and a certificate of occupancy, where required by this code, within two years from the date of issuance. Any permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of a current permit for a one-year extension period. The maximum allowable total permit time period shall not exceed three years.

2.

Extensions. Requests for extension on an unexpired permit must be made in writing by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action from being taken. The fee for extension of a non-expired permit shall be as set forth in the fee resolution as approved by city council.

3.

Renewal of an Expired Permit. An expired permit may be renewed within thirty days after the expiration date provided that the permittee has acted in good faith to diligently pursue construction prior to permit expiration and pays the appropriate renewal fee. The fee for renewal shall be as set forth in the fee ordinance as approved by the city council. The life of a renewed permit shall be two years, and the time shall start from the same day and month that the permit was originally issued and the year that it is required to be renewed. A renewed permit shall remain subject to the codes in effect at the time of the original permit. All provisions of suspension and abandonment stated above shall apply to renewed permits.

4.

Void Permits. Permits which have expired by limitation and which have not obtained valid renewal as set forth in subsection (B)(3) of this section shall require the issuance of a new building permit and the payment of the plan check and building permit fees applying to new construction at the time of re-issuance.

5.

Notices. The building official shall notify the permittee of the expiration date and the time provisions of this chapter by the attachment of a copy of this code section to the permit at the time of issuance. In those cases where the permittee takes no action to apply for a renewal as provided for in this section, the building official, acting thirty days after the date of expiration, shall record a notice of noncompliance with the county recorder. The notice shall identify the property and set forth the fact that the building or work has not had a final inspection approval from the building department and that the owner has been so notified.

When a new permit has been obtained to complete the building or work of the original permit, as allowed under this section, the building official shall record with the county recorder's office and provide to the property owner of record, a notice of cancellation certifying that a new permit has been issued and the notice of non-compliance has been rescinded. This shall be done at the permittee's expense.

(Ord. No. 808, § 7, 6-6-2017; Ord. No. 784, § 6, 1-21-2014)