§ 16.28.240. Interpretation—Expiration—Extensions.

A.

A permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and shall not be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter or set aside any of the provisions of this chapter, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the director from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in plans or in construction or of violations of this chapter.

B.

Any permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within six months after its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of one-hundred eighty days after the time the work is commenced. In no case shall a permit be valid for more than two years after its issuance; provided that for cause, if the work authorized by it is sufficiently under way and is being diligently pursued, one or more extensions of time, for periods not exceeding ninety days each, may be allowed in writing by the director.

C.

In the case of a permit issued to demolish a building or structure, such demolition permit shall become invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within thirty days after its issuance, or unless the work so authorized shall have been completed within sixty days after work is timely commenced; provided that extensions of time may be allowed as provided in this section. Within thirty days of issuance of any demolition permit, an affidavit shall be submitted to the director certifying the date that demolition has commenced and describing the nature of the work performed to date. All demolition described in the affidavit must comply with the definition set forth in Section 17.04.060. If no such affidavit is submitted within thirty days of issuance, the demolition permit shall be deemed invalid.

(Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2016-178 § 1, 2016; Ord. BL2016-178 § 1, 2016; Ord. BL2010-613 § 3, 2010; Ord. BL2007-1390 § 16, 2007; Ord. 95-1329 § 2 (part), 1995; prior code § 11-1-50)