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Sec. 40-115. Expiration. If a developer hasnot applied for building permits for the entire approved group housing project within one year of city council approval, or within six months of the applicable dates reflected in any phasing schedule approved by the city council as part of the project approval, such approval shall be deemed expired as to that portion of the approved project for which building permits have not been issued. However, the developer may petition the planning commission for a one year extension of the phasing schedule or the expiration deadline, as the case may be. Such petition shall not be approved if made more than ninety (90) days after the permit has expired. The planning commission shall grant such extension if it believes the developer has moved with dispatch to execute the approved project. Sec. 40-1!6. Standards for group housing use permits. The city council may approve a group housing use permit application only if it finds the following: (a) (b) The proposed project is compatible with surrounding land uses; The density of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable density for the zoning district, and, where applicable, the floor-area ratio of the project does not exceed the maximum allowable floor-area ratio for the zoning district; (c) The project as a whole conforms to applicable requirements for minimum required floor area for dwelling units, minimum allowable area for dwelling units, maximum allowable area for the number of dwelling units, the maximum allowable area devoted to residential purposes; (d) (e) The quantity, quality, utility, size and type of the project's open space and landscaping improvements is sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional requirements or other deviations from the zoning district in which the project is located; The project's internal traffic circulation system is adequate to provide for the convenient and safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians, and the project will not cause surrounding streets and roads to exceed their safe capacities; and (f) (g) The quantity, quality, utility and type of the project's community and common facilities are sufficient to offset the decreases in dimensional requirements and other deviations from the zoning district in which the project is located; The project complies with the standards for approval of a use permit set forth in Section 40-106. 113