Authorization of a permit authorized under this title shall be void after two years from the date the decision was final except when the decision has been appealed in which case the period for expiration of a permit begins when all appeals have been exhausted and final judgments are effective unless the authorized use or activity has been implemented or a building permit has been issued and substantial construction has taken place. The final granting authority of the permit (planning director, planning commission, or city council) may authorize an extension of the permit for an additional two years upon request from the applicant or their authorized representative, provided the request for an extension is submitted, along with the appropriate fee, to the planning department prior to the expiration date of the original permit. Additional one-year extensions may be authorized only where applicable criteria for the original decision have not changed. An extension of a permit as described in this section is not a land use decision as defined in ORS 197.015. (Ord. 2046 §§ 3, 4, 2021; Ord. 1952 § 1(4), 2006)