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z necessary permits from the North Carolina Department of T'ransportatian and possibly the Federal government to allow for roadway improvements will take approximately two ~~} years. This permitting process is longer than existing allowances or the, allowable six ~~} month extension 2. The ordinance does not contain any standard outlining how a decision can be made relating to the approval or denial of an extension request. . 3. The process necessary to review extension requests is not clear and is open for interpretation. Staff believes there is an opportunity to modify existing regulations to establish clear standards relaying to the evaluation of an extension request, specifically spell out the process by which they are reviewed, and take into account the necessary process to obtain the necessary permits Pram local, State, and Federal agencies to allow far the commencement of construction activities. PRUPOSAL~: Staff is proposing to amend Section ?.2.5 Time Limi! orr 5lar~ of Cons~ruclior~ of Planned ~evelopmen~ as follows: ~. Establish a differentiation between single-use and multi-use planned development projects approved under the master plan option detailed within Article Seven ~7} of the ordinance, ~. Limit single~use projects to a twelve ~~ ~} month construction timeframe, 3. Allow up to forty~eight X48} months for multi-use projects approved under a master plan in instances where the applicant is required to secure~permits from multiple local, State, and Federal agencies. ,Language would be included within the ~3rdinance requiring the applicant o demonstrate on an annual basis their progress in obtaining all permits thereby allowing far the permit to continue to be considered valid, 4. Provide language within the t~rdinance detailing standards to be utilized to determine the approvab~lity of an extension request, ~. Continue to allow for a six ~G} month extension for single-use projects, and . 8. expressly detail the review and, approval procedure for such extension requests. It should be noted that these proposed amendments will only allow for a one ~~ }time extension for a given project. For. example, with a multi»use projeot mere is only a single forty~eight X48} month extension granted for the entire project. if this extension period expires, and the developer has not initiated required construction activities, the permit is subject to being rescinded in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance. F[NANC[AL [[PACT: This request has been reviewed by various County departments who have determined the approval of the request will not create the need for additional funding for the provision of County services. N~T[F[CAT[oN PROCEDURAL R~QU[R~[~FNTS. As detailed within ,Article Twenty X20} Amendmenls Section 20.6 of the ordinance staff is required to cause a: lVolice of the public hearing sha!! be gr'ver~ ~y publisl~r"frg said' notice a! lean Twice in a newspaper of genera! circulation in the County, slafr`ng fhe