Time limitations; compliance required.

A. A building permit shall be effective to authorize the commencing of work in accordance with the application and plans on which it is based for a period of 12 months after the date of its issuance. For good cause, the Building Inspector may allow a maximum of two successive extensions for periods not exceeding three months each.B. The issuance of a building permit shall constitute authority to the applicant to proceed with the work in accordance with the approved plans and in accordance with the applicable building laws, ordinances or regulations. All work shall conform to the approved application and plans, except that no building permit shall be valid insofar as it authorized the performance of work or the use of materials that are not in accordance with the requirements of the applicable building regulations.

All construction must be completed in accordance with the approved plans within the time limits of the building permit. Failure to complete all work shall be considered a violation of this chapter.C. Where no construction work on the superstructure of a building has been commenced within 120 days of the date of the issuance of the permit, the excavations and/or foundations shall be deemed abandoned and the owner and contractor notified, in writing, by the Building Inspector to commence work on the superstructure or to fill in the excavation and/or the foundation up to the original ground level with clean earth and to seal up any sewer connections that may exist on the property.

Said notice shall be served on the owner and the contractor by registered mail at their last known place of residence. In the event that the owner or contractor fails to comply with the requirements of this section within 20 days after the date of the mailing of said notice, the building permit issued for the building shall be canceled, notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, and the Town of Webster shall place the fill and seal the sewer openings, if any, and said owner of the premises shall reimburse the Town for any expenditures thereby involved, or the Town may elect to assess the cost of so doing on the tax roll of the property involved.