§ 17.01.545. Lapse of conditional use permit.

A.

A conditional use permit shall lapse and shall become void three years following the date on which the use permit was approved, unless prior to the expiration of the permit:

1.

A building permit is issued and construction is commenced and diligently pursued toward completion on the site which was the subject of the use permit application; or

2.

A certificate of occupancy is issued for the structure which was the subject of the use permit application; or

3.

The site is occupied in accordance with conditional use, if no building permit or certificate of occupancy is required; or

4.

The use which was the subject of the use permit application is commenced, provided that a use permit for a public utility installation may be valid for a longer period if specified by the commission.

B.

A conditional use permit subject to lapse may be renewed for an additional period of three years, provided that ninety calendar days prior to the expiration date, an application for renewal of the use permit is filed with the director of planning on the prescribed form and accompanied by the necessary data and deposits.

C.

The planning commission may grant or deny an application for renewal of a conditional use permit.

D.

If the use, business, or service for which the conditional use permit was issued terminates or ceases operation for a continuous period of time in excess of one hundred and eighty calendar days except for:

1.

Destruction or damage by acts of God; or

2.

Destruction or damage by malicious acts; or

3.

Remodeling or rehabilitation requiring prolonged closure;

The conditional use permit shall expire and the permit shall thereafter have no further force or effect.

(1992 zoning ord. (part))

(Ord. No. 1173, § 4, 10-12-2016)