§ 21.76.070. Expiration.

A.

Any Combined Development Permit issued under the terms of this Chapter shall be valid until the date of expiration stated on the permit. If no date of expiration is stated, or unless otherwise specified by the decision making body, any permit which allows a use, excluding a use which contemplates the construction of buildings or other structures, shall expire two years from the date of granting the permit unless use of the property has begun within this period.

B.

If no date of expiration is stated, or unless otherwise specified by the decision making body, any permit granted under this Chapter which allows for the construction of buildings or other structures shall remain valid as long as actual construction has begun within two years from the date of the granting of the permit.

C.

Exception may be made to Section 21.76.070A when the Combined Development Permit includes a subdivision approval. Subdivision approval within the Combined Development Permit include specific conditions regarding expiration pursuant to the expiration and extension provisions in Title 19, Monterey County Code.

D.

In case of an appeal, the term of the permit shall not begin until the date of the resolution of the appeal.

E.

Notwithstanding Subsections A. and B., the expiration date of any Combined Development Permit that was approved prior to between January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2009 and that does not include a subdivision approval shall be automatically extended by twenty-four (24) months from the date the permit would otherwise have expired provided the following criteria are met:

1.

No more than one prior extension of the permit has been granted for the project; and

2.

No permit extension request for the project has been previously denied.

(Ord. No. 5155, § 5, 3-16-2010)