(a) Some types of development permits and approvals are unlimited in duration, while others lapse (i.e. expire) unless action consistent with the development approval or permit is commenced within a specified time, as evidenced by receipt by the County of a complete building or other development permit application. Table 2-1 identifies whether a lapsing period applies for each type of development permit or approval listed in that table.
(b) Provisions for lapsing of development permits and approvals differ from vested property rights in the following way:
(c) If performance within a defined lapsing period is prevented due to restrictions on the timing of construction set forth in Sec. 7-20-70(g), the lapsing period shall be extended so that activity or development consistent with the permit or approval must be commenced no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the restriction imposed by Sec. 7-20-70(g).
(d) Development permits and approvals granted prior to July 5, 2006, or for which complete applications had been filed prior to July 5, 2006, shall nevertheless be subject to the lapsing periods stated in Table 2-1, but the lapsing period shall begin to run on July 5, 2006 or the date on which the development permit or approval is granted, whichever is later.
(e) In County approved subdivisions and PUDs (not including subdivision exemptions), building or development envelopes approved through a 1041 Hazard Review process prior to July 5, 2006 do not lapse. After any vesting period has expired all development within the building or development envelope must conform to the provisions of this Code.
(f) In non-County approved subdivisions, state exempt thirty-five (35) acre subdivisions, metes and bounds parcels, and subdivision exemptions, building or development envelopes approved through a 1041 Hazard Review process prior to July 5, 2006 lapse after ten (10) years from July 5, 2006. After any vesting period has expired all development within the building or activity envelope must conform to the provisions of this Code.