974 CMR 1.09 - Project Duration and Project Completion
(1)
Permit Duration.
Unified Permits shall remain in effect so long as the approved development
activities are commenced within the time periods prescribed below. These time
periods commence from the date that the DEC or the Director renders a written
decision. These periods shall be tolled during litigation.
TABLE 4: TIME LIMITS FOR COMMENCING AND COMPLETING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Permit type |
Commencement |
Completion |
Building Permits (construction of a building or structure) |
Within six months |
Two years or as approved by the DEC approved by the DEC |
Subdivision Road |
Within six months |
One year |
Approved Site Plan |
Within six months |
Two years |
Other Components |
Six to 12 months depending on project |
Expeditiously |
(2) A
permit is completed upon application for a Certificate of Occupancy, Wetlands
Certificate of Compliance, submission of an as-built plan.
(3) Extensions to the above time limits may
be granted by the Commission in the instance of Level Two permits or the
Director for Level One permits, providing written request for the extension is
received prior to the expiration of the time limit and the Applicant explains
the need for an extension.
(4)
Failure to complete within the proscribed time limits shall result in
withholding of any outstanding permits and/or revocation of performance
guarantees.
(5)
Phased
Construction. An Applicant may request that the DEC allow phasing.
The Applicant shall specify the phases requested, detailing the work to be
accomplished in each phase and the locations of the work. The Applicant shall
also propose date sofcommencement and completion for each phase. In its
approval of a phased Permit, the DEC shall establish reasonable time periods to
commence and complete the phases of the entire project.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.