An application for final review and approval shall be filed by the applicant within eighteen months of the date on which preliminary approval was given by the city council. If an application includes a plat the timing requirements of LMC Title 15 shall apply. An extension not exceeding six months may be granted by the hearings examiner. If application for final approval is not made within eighteen months or within the time for which an extension has been granted, the plan shall be considered abandoned, and the development of the property shall be subject to the normal requirements and limitations of the underlying zone. (Ord. 1192 §163, 2002; Ord. 1098 §18(B), 1999; Ord. 691 §27, 1984; Ord. 583 §2.16(H)(1), 1980).