Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty days following the date of approval or applications in which the applicant has failed to meet the specific requirements of plan review within one hundred eighty days from date of submittal, shall expire by limitation, and construction documents 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 one hundred eighty days upon written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once unless the delay has been caused by another county department or state agency due to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant. Written explanation and verification shall be required. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit construction documents and pay a new plan review fee.
Exception: If there has been a significant design change or change in the technical codes, the application must be resubmitted and a new plan review fee shall be charged to renew action on an expired application. (Ord. 3618 § 2 (part), 2008)