Southampton Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
12-9.9 Expiration
of variances.
[Amended 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
a.
Any use variance for which the use has not been actually commenced within one year after the date of the publication of the decision granting the variance shall expire and shall be considered to have been abandoned. The use thereby permitted shall not be thereafter permitted on the basis of that variance.
b.
Any other variance which has been granted by the Land Development Board in conjunction with an approved subdivision or an approved site plan shall expire:
1.
One hundred eighty days after the date of the publication of the decision granting the variance in conjunction with the approval of a subdivision unless the subdivision shall have been completed by the filing and recording of a plan or a deed as required by law.
2.
One year after the date of the publication of the decision granting the variance, unless the construction for which the variance has been requested has been commenced.
3.
A variance granted in conjunction with the approval of a site plan shall also expire and shall be treated as having been abandoned on the same date that the approval of the site plan shall expire as provided by law.
c.
The Land Development Board, may, for good cause, extend the expiration date of a variance for not more than one additional year.