Sec.10-320j-8. Certification of completed rehabilitation work

(a) Certification Application Requirements

(1) After completion of the rehabilitation work, the owner of an historic property shall submit a Part 3 application for a written certification by the officer. The owner shall provide the officer with interior and exterior photographs of the historic property as required to document the completed rehabilitation work.

(2) The officer shall review a Part 3 application if the owner has obtained approval of the Part 2 application under section 10-320j-5. The officer shall review a complete Part 3 application not more than thirty calendar days after receipt. If the application is incomplete, the officer shall notify the owner in writing not more than thirty calendar days after receipt and indicate what information is needed to make the application complete. The owner shall have thirty calendar days after the date of notification by the officer to respond in writing. Upon written request by the owner on or before the original deadline, the officer shall grant an extension to the owner.

(3) Prior to any certification action, the officer may inspect the historic property to evaluate the completed rehabilitation work to the historic property.

(b) Certification Action

(1) If the completed rehabilitation work to the historic property meets the rehabilitation standards, the officer shall approve the Part 3 application.

(2) If the completed rehabilitation work to the historic property does not meet the rehabilitation standards, the officer shall notify the owner in writing and indicate what remedial action may be taken to bring the rehabilitation work into conformance with the rehabilitation standards. The owner shall have thirty calendar days after the date of notification by the officer to respond in writing. Upon written request by the owner on or before the original deadline, the officer shall grant an extension to the owner. If the rehabilitation work is not brought into conformance with the rehabilitation standards, the officer shall deny approval of the Part 3 application.

(Adopted effective February 7, 2000)