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CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE CODE § 5-4-7 (b) Sixty days to take action on deficient application. If an applicant picks up an application designated "recommend return with correction," the applicant shall have sixty working days to take action on the deficiencies noted in the application. The sixty-day period will begin on the working day following the day the application is picked up. (c) 180 days to obtain permit. An application for a permit shall be deemed to have been canceled 180 days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued. The authority having jurisdiction may grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding ninety consecutive days each. Prior to the deadline, requests for extension shall be filed in writing with the authority having jurisdiction, and demonstrate that circumstances beyond the applicant's control justify granting the extension request. (d) Restarting permit application. If a permit application is canceled, the application process must be restarted. In order to restart an application after its cancellation, the applicant shall resubmit plans with alterations to meet current codes and pay a new plan review fee. (e) If an application is canceled, plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the authority having jurisdiction. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) Section 5-4-8. Applications made prior to subsequent changes in applicable laws. An applicant for a permit who has filed an application with the authority having jurisdiction prior to the effective date of a subsequent change in applicable law shall be required to obtain the permit no later than one hundred eighty consecutive days after the effective date of such law. If the permit has not been obtained within one hundred eighty consecutive days after the effective date of the subsequent law, the application and plans shall comply with the requirements set forth in the subsequent law. Where the subsequent law specifies a time period for obtaining a permit other than the one hundred eighty -day period stated above, the time period specified in the subsequent law shall govern. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) Division 2. Pre -approval. Section 5-4-21. Model plans for residential dwellings; pre -approval. (a) Model plan pre -approval. Model plans for residential dwellings may be pre -approved by the authority having jurisdiction. The application process for a permit that is based on model plans for residential dwellings that have been pre -approved and filed with the authority having jurisdiction shall exclude the plan and specification review required in sections 5-4-1 and 5-4-2. This exemption shall not apply to reviews by other appropriate departments and divisions of the County and the State required pursuant to subsection 5-4-5. 5-23 SUPP.9 (1-2021)