(1) Approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective for seven years from the date of preliminary plat approval if the date of preliminary plat approval is on or before December 31, 2014, and within five years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the date of preliminary plat approval is on or after January 1, 2015.

(2) A final plat meeting all requirements of this chapter shall be submitted for approval within 10 years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the project is not subject to requirements adopted under Chapter 90.58 RCW and the date of preliminary plat approval is on or before December 31, 2007.

(3) An applicant who files a written request with the community development department 90 days prior to the expiration of the plat approval may be granted one additional extension for not more than two years by the city council.

(4) Knowledge of expiration date and initiation of a request for extension of approval time is the responsibility of the applicant. The city shall not be held accountable for notification, although it may notify an applicant of date of expiration. All requests for an extension of time must be submitted prior to expiration of the preliminary plat or any prior extensions, whichever is applicable. (Ord. 1418 § 2, 2016; Ord. 1266 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1110 § 2, 2002).