11-16-2020 Planning Commission Packet

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i.The planning staff shall refer a major expansion permit application to the Planning Commission for review. If it recommends approval of the major expansion permit, it may include conditions it considers necessary to protect the public health,safety and welfare and the essential character of the neighborhood. ii. Upon receiving the recommendation of the Planning Commission the Council may place the request on the agenda for formal review. If it grants a major expansion permit,the Council may impose any reasonable condition in order to insure compliance with this chapter, or to protect adjacent property. If no recommendation has been transmitted by the Planning Commission within 60 days of the date of the application,the Council, at its discretion, may place the request on the agenda for review. (d)Term. A major or minor expansion permit will automatically expire and be of no further force and effect if no building permit has been issued within one year of the date of approval of the major or minor expansion permit.The applicant may petition for an extension of time in which to have a building permit issued. Such extension shall be requested in writing and filed with the Building Official at least thirty(30) days before the expiration of the original major or minor expansion permit. It is the applicant's responsibility to monitor the expiration of the major or minor expansion permit.There shall be no charge for the filing of such petition.The request for extension shall state facts demonstrating a good faith attempt to complete the major or minor expansion as permitted in the expansion permit. Such petition shall be presented to the Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council for decision. Once the project is completed as approved,the major or minor expansion permit become perpetual subject to the limitations contained in the major or minor expansion permit itself.The structure authorized by the major or minor expansion permit will be treated in all respects as a nonconforming structure. (e) Denial and Reconsideration. Whenever a major or minor expansion permit has been considered and denied by the Community Development Director, a similar application and proposal for a major or minor expansion permit shall not be considered again by the City for at least one (1)year from the date of its denial, unless a decision to reconsider such matter is made by the City Council. (f)Specific project.The major or minor expansion permit is only valid for the project for which it was granted. Construction of any project must be in substantial compliance with the building plans and specifications reviewed and approved. (g) Recording. A certified copy of the major or minor expansion permit must be filed by the applicant with the Hennepin County recorder or the Hennepin County registrar of titles.The major or minor expansion permit must contain a legal description of the property affected.