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approving time extensions, but we really are looking at it with the criteria that we would look at
<br />a new permit to see if it's still consistent with—yeah.
<br />Okay, so the extension shall be for a period not to exceed the period originally granted for
<br />performance. Example, if a, your typical five-year time extension, the Director would have the
<br />ability to grant up to five years. There hasn't been a lot of times, but there's been a few times
<br />where the Director said I'm only going to grant you a year because maybe he didn't feel like they
<br />were being serious enough or maybe that was all the applicant was asking. They're real close
<br />and they just need a year.
<br />And, then lastly, if the applicant should require an additional extension of time, the Planning
<br />Director shall submit the applicant's request to the County Council or the Planning Commission
<br />for appropriate action. Any questions?
<br />CLARKSON: Now, this is in the Code not our rules, right?
<br />DARROW: This is, this is normally the last condition on an ordinance or a permit. Yeah, so this
<br />is just a condition, because people are asking where is all this coming from? So, we're trying to
<br />bring the information forward.
<br />Okay, so, typical consequences, condition within a change of zone or permit, and we talked
<br />about this earlier. In an ordinance, it says, "Should any of the conditions not be met or
<br />substantially complied with in a timely fashion, the Planning Director may initiate rezoning of
<br />the area to its original or more appropriate designation." For a permit, it would say something
<br />similar, "Should any of the conditions not be met or substantially complied with in a timely
<br />fashion, the Director may initiate procedures to revoke the permit."
<br />So, these are some of the ideas that have come out in the discussion for this. Number one, the
<br />the Planning Commissions and/or the County Council has the ability, if they feel that that time
<br />extension was way beyond the time, like we've been seeing a lot of—not a lot, but a number of
<br />time extensions come before the Commission and the Council that has been sitting for ten plus
<br />years, and now they have the ability to move forward, so they just come in with a time extension.
<br />And, nothing's been done for a period of time. We have some that are actually, have been lapsed
<br />for 30 years, and they're just sitting there. So, the Commission has the ability to deny the time
<br />extension request and ask the applicant it's been too long, you need to come back in with a new
<br />permit. You need to re-evaluate everything again, come back with a new permit. So, that's one
<br />option. This would require additional action from the Planning Commission or Council to
<br />revoke the permit or zoning ordinance.
<br />Number 2, placing an expiration date on a permit or zoning ordinance so that it automatically
<br />expires without the Director, Commission, or Council having to take further action. So, again,
<br />this is an idea that was brought forth. It needs to be looked at legally to see if that can even
<br />happen without an action being done by the Commission, without Director, Commission, or
<br />Council.
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