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A. Preliminary approvals for short subdivisions shall be valid for a period of seven years following the date of the notice of final decision if the date of the preliminary short plat approval is on or before December 31, 2014, and within five years of the date of preliminary short plat approval if the preliminary short plat approval is on or after January 1, 2015.

B. If the preliminary short plat approval is on or before December 31, 2007, then the final short plat shall be submitted to the city for approval within nine years of the date of preliminary short plat approval and not subject to requirements adopted under Chapter 90.58 RCW.

C. Extensions. The director or designee may administratively authorize through a Type I land use action extensions to preliminary short subdivision approvals. For purposes of this section, the authority to issue extensions shall apply to preliminary short subdivision approvals previously issued by the city. Extensions shall be issued in one-year increments up to a maximum of three years, subject to the following criteria and conditions:

1. An applicant for an extension shall make a written request for the extension a minimum of 30 calendar days prior to expiration of the preliminary short subdivision approval.

2. The director or designee shall in consideration of granting an extension find:

a. There have not been any substantial changes in the laws governing the development of the short subdivision, with which lack of compliance would be contrary to the public health, safety and welfare; or

b. The applicant has pursued final platting in good faith. Good faith shall be evidenced by progress on final surveying, engineering, construction or bonding of improvements; or

c. There have been substantial changes in economic conditions and market forces that have substantively limited the ability of the applicant to pursue final platting.

3. A condition of any extension approval shall be that the subject short subdivision shall comply with state or federal mandates required of the city and/or life, health and safety requirements of the city in effect at the time of any extension approval.

D. At the same time the director or designee is considering the extension, they may add conditions or requirements upon factual determination that the addition of conditions or requirements will benefit the public health, safety and welfare.

E. A short subdivision granted preliminary approval, but not filed for final plat approval within the applicable time period or extended time period, shall be void. (Ord. 6418 § 4, 2012; Ord. 6317 § 1, 2010; Ord. 6239 § 1, 2009.)