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Zoning Administrator. In consideration of an application for license renewal where written complaints have been received or where there has been a change in conditions or violation, the Zoning Administrator shall have the discretion to process the application in accordance with the procedural requirements of the initial special home occupation license. 4. Transferability. Permits shall not run with the land and shall not be transferable. 5. Lapse of Special Home Occupation Permit by Non-Use. Whenever within one (1) year after granting a permit the use as permitted by the permit shall not have been initiated, then such permit shall become null and void unless a petition for extension of time in which to complete the work has been granted by the City Council. Such extension shall be requested in writing and filed with the Zoning Administrator at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the original permit. There shall be no charge for filing of such petition. The request for extension shall state facts showing a good faith attempt to initiate the use. Such petition shall be presented to the Planning Commission for a recommendation and to the City Council for a decision. 6. Reconsideration. Whenever an application for a permit has been considered and denied by the City Council, a similar application for a permit affecting substantially the same property shall not be considered again by the Planning Commission or City Council for at least six (6) months from the date of its denial unless a decision to reconsider such matter is made by not less than four-fifths (4/5) vote of the full City Council. 7. Renewal of Permits. An applicant shall not have a vested right to a permit renewal by reason of having obtained a previous permit. In applying for and accepting a permit, the permit holder agrees that his monetary investment in the home occupation will be fully amortized over the life of the permit and that a permit renewal will not be needed to amortize the investment. Each application for the renewal of a permit will be considered as a new permit without taking into consideration that a previous permit has been granted. The previous granting or renewal of a permit shall not constitute a precedent or basis for the renewal of a permit. 8. Additional Requirements -Special Horne Occupation. a. No person other than a resident shall conduct the home occupation, except where the applicant can satisfactorily prove unusual or unique conditions or need for non-residential assistance and that this exception would not compromise the intent of this Ordinance. b. Examples of special home occupations include: barber and beauty services, photography studio, group lessons, saw sharpening, small appliance and small engine repair and the like. The home occupation may involve any of the following: stock-in-trade incidental to the performance of the service, repair or manufacturing which requires Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions 903-49