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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 5 – Enforcement">
  <section prefix="§" num="13-501" heading="Ordinance and development plan as binding agreement.">
    <text>The ordinance and approved final development plan constitute a binding agreement by the property owner and the developer to proceed with the development in strict accordance with the approved final development plan, including the detailed time schedule.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="13-502" heading="Expiration on failure to proceed timely.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">An approved planned unit development and final development plan automatically expire 2 years after the date of approval if:<para num="(1)">a building permit has not been issued; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">the installation of required infrastructure has not begun.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Extension of time.">
      <para num="(1)">The Planning Commission may extend the time for expiration of an approved planned unit development and final development plan on:<para num="(i)">a written request for extension that is submitted before the expiration; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">for good cause shown.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The Planning Commission must conduct a public hearing to determine whether to terminate or extend the approval.</para>
      <para num="(3)">In making its determination, the Planning Commission must take into account:<para num="(i)">hardship to the applicant;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">changes in surrounding circumstances that have occurred since the original approval;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the schedule for providing required public benefits and amenities; and</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the likelihood that substantial construction will occur during any period of extension.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="13-503" heading="Noncompliance.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Cause for cancelling development plan.">Failure to comply with the requirements set by or under authority of this title is cause for canceling the planned unit development and final development plan.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Notice.">The Zoning Administrator must provide the property owner and the developer at least 15 days notice to appear before the Zoning Administrator and answer to any charge of noncompliance.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Action by Administrator.">If the Zoning Administrator finds the charges to be substantiated and if the situation is not satisfactorily adjusted within a specified period set by the Zoning Administrator, the Zoning Administrator may:<para num="(1)">order cancellation of the planned unit development and final development plan; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">take any other action that is appropriate.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
