Section R106.6 is hereby amended to read as follows:

R106.6 Expiration of Plan Review. Applications for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of the application shall expire and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official. The building official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days on written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken and the extension has been submitted in writing prior to the expiration date.

If a permit has not been obtained after the first extension, additional extensions of 90 days may be granted provided the applicant submits this request in writing and pays a fee of $500.00 for each requested 180 - day extension and the project has not changed in scope.

Exception: If a project has been approved by the City pending an outside agency approval prior to expiration, written extensions will not be required.