Section 28-118.5. Review of applications for certificates of occupancy  


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  • All
      applications for certificates of occupancy  and  accompanying  submittal
      documents  shall  be  examined  promptly  after their submission. If the
      building is entitled to the certificate of occupancy  applied  for,  the
      application shall be approved and the certificate of occupancy issued by
      the  commissioner within 10 calendar days after submission of a complete
      application. Otherwise, the application shall be  rejected  and  written
      notice of rejection, stating the grounds of rejection, shall be given to
      the  applicant  within  10  calendar  days  of  the  submission  of  the
      application. Wherever an application has  been  rejected  and  proof  is
      thereafter  submitted  establishing  that  the grounds of rejection have
      been met and that  the  building  is  entitled  to  the  certificate  of
      occupancy  applied  for,  the  application  shall  be  approved  and the
      certificate of occupancy issued within 10 calendar days after submission
      of such proof.