106-1-7 Subdivision Time Limitations

1. Time limitation for preliminary approval. Subdivision applications that have not received preliminary approval within 18 months from the date of submittal shall be void. 2. Time limitation for final approval. Subdivisions that have received preliminary plan approval shall have 18 months from the date of the preliminary approval to receive final approval of the subdivision or the first phase if applicable. An extension of preliminary approval for an additional time of up to 18 months may be granted by the planning director upon repayment of the subdivision application fees and the plan being brought into compliance with city, state, and federal laws current at the time the extension is approved. The extension request shall be submitted and approved prior to the expiration of the original approval period. Only two time extensions for preliminary plan/plat extensions will be granted. 3. Time limitation for plat recordation. A subdivision plat shall be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder within one year of final approval by the Land Use Authority. After that, the plat shall have no validity. Subdivisions with multiple phases must record a new phase within one year from the date the previous phase being recorded until the subdivision is completed or the plat shall have no validity. The planning director may grant a one-time extension for final subdivision approval, for a maximum of one year. A multiple phase subdivision may receive only one time extension, not one time extension per phase. One additional time extension may be granted if the hardship is determined to be a city-caused delay. 4. Nonconforming. Any subdivision that has received preliminary or final approval, including a subdivision with multiple phases in which all of the phases have received preliminary approval, but has become nonconforming in any manner due to changes in applicable ordinances shall be allowed to retain the density which it was approved, provided that the originally approved phasing plan is followed and the time limitations for preliminary and final approval are met.