An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned six months after the date of filing, unless the application has been diligently prosecuted or a permit shall have been issued; except that for reasonable cause, the building official may grant one or more extensions for additional periods of time not exceeding ninety (90) days each. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
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