Santa Clara County Municipal Code Part 6 Time to Complete

Building site approval and conditions shall remain valid for four years. During this period, the conditions of approval must be completed and a building permit issued. Requests for extensions of time shall be in writing by application to the Planning Office and shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount prescribed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Extensions of time may be granted by the Planning Office for a period of time not exceeding two years beyond the initial four-year period.

(Ord. No. NS-1203.121, § 2, 8-5-14)

Editor's note— Sec. 2 of Ord. No. NS-1203.121, adopted Aug. 5, 2014, amended § C12-319 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § C12-319 pertained to the period of approval and extensions, and derived from Ord. No. NS-1203.35, adopted Mar. 13, 978; Ord. No. NS-1203.48, adopted Feb. 25, 1980; and Ord. No. NS-1203.64, adopted Mar. 8, 1983.

Secs. 4 and 5 of Ord. No. NS-1203.121 state: "This Ordinance shall take effect September 5, 2014. Any active or expired building site approval having an expiration date between September 5, 2012 and September 4, 2016, shall be automatically granted an additional two-year extension to the expiration date most recently in effect."