16.10.090 Terms of a vesting tentative map.
A. The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map by the city council shall expire twenty-four months after such approval. Prior to the expiration date, upon written request by the applicant, the city council may extend the vesting tentative map expiration date by a period of time that would not extend the total life of the vesting tentative map to exceed three years, and provided all other necessary approvals (see Section 16.10.040) are also similarly extended subject to all applicable processes thereto.
B. If a final map is recorded prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map, the tentative map vesting rights for the final map area shall last for the periods listed below so long as all other necessary approvals (see Section 16.10.040) are also in place and effective through such periods listed.
1. The rights conferred by a vesting tentative map shall last for a time period of one year beyond the recordation of the final map. Where several final maps are recorded on various phases of a project covered by a single vesting tentative map, this initial time period shall begin for each phase when the final map for that phase is recorded.
2. The initial time period set forth herein shall be automatically extended by any time used for processing a complete application for a grading permit or for design or architectural review, if such processing exceeds thirty days, from the date a complete application is filed.
3. A subdivider may apply to the planning commission for a one-year extension at any time before the initial time period set forth herein expires. If the extension is denied, the subdivider may appeal that denial to the city council within fifteen days.
4. If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified herein, the rights referred to herein shall continue until the expiration of that permit. (Ord. 2009-04 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 2007-08 § 4 (Exh. A), 2007)