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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 13-502 Expiration on failure to proceed timely.">
  <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>
</baltimore-city-law>
