Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy

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2. Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy
A certificate of occupancy is a document issued by the Building Official certifying a building's
compliance with all standards and codes, and indicating it to be in a condition suitable for
occupancy.
Office or Division: City Building and Regulatory Division
Classification: Complex
Type of Transaction: G2C – Government to Citizen
Who may avail: All
CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENT WHERE TO SECURE
1. Sketch Map of Structure’s One (1) Copy From Applicant
Location
2. Photos/Pictures of the One (1) Copy From Applicant
Structure (front, right, left and
rear view)
3. Notarized Unified Application From Applicant
Form for Certificate of Three (3) (Forms available at the Office of the
Occupancy Copies Building Official or download at:
https://tinyurl.com/GTCCOCCForm)
4. Notarized Completion Form From Applicant
(signed and sealed Three (3) (Forms available at the Office of the
by Architect and/or Engineer/s) Copies Building Official or download at:
https://tinyurl.com/GTCCOCCCompletion)
5. Updated PRC License and Three (3) From Applicant and Architect and/or
PTR of Architect Copies Engineer/s in-charge
and/or Engineers
6. Approved Plan, Building One (1) From Applicant
Permit, Ancillary Permits, Photocopy
and FSEC
7. Construction Logbook One (1) Copy From Applicant and Architect and/or
(Signed and sealed each Engineer/s in-charge
page by the duly licensed
Architect or Civil Engineer
in-charge of Construction)
Additional Requirements if the One (1) Department of Public Works and
structure is located along Original Copy Highways
National Road:
8. DPWH Road Right of Way
Clearance
Additional Requirements for the One (1) Department of
Construction of INDUSTRIAL Original Copy Environment and National
Structures or any Resources
Environmentally Affecting
Structure:
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PDF page 86 (handbook page 85)
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9. DENR Certificate
CLIENT AGENCY FEES TO PROCESSING PERSON
STEPS ACTIONS BE PAID TIME RESPONSIBLE
1.1 Receive Office of the
and Building Official’s
review None 15 Minutes Front desk
submitted (Administrative
documents. Aide)
1.2
Evaluation of Document and
None 30 Minutes
submitted Plan Evaluators:
documents:
City Planning
City Planning
and
and
Development
Development
Coordinator’s
Coordinator
Engineer
Office of the
Building
Office of the Official’s
Building Engineer
Official
1. Submit
Bureau of
application
Bureau of Fire
Fire
forms and
Protection’s
and
other Evaluator
Protection
requirements
1.3
Inspection of
None 3 days Site Inspectors:
Construction
site:
Office of the
Office of the
Building
Building
Official’s
Official
Engineer
Bureau of
Bureau of Fire
Fire
Protection Site
and
Inspector
Protection
1.4
Document and
Assessment
None 30 Minutes Plan Evaluators:
of
Fees:
• City Planning and
Zoning Fee Development
Coordinator’s Engineer
Building Fee
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PDF page 87 (handbook page 86)
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Contractor’s • Office of the Building
Tax Official’s Engineer
Fire Safety
• Bureau of Fire
Certificate of Protection’s Evaluator
Final
Inspection
Fee
Release of
Order
of Payment
• Zoning Fee
• Building
Fee Office of the
2. Claiming
• Building Official’s
of Order of None 5 Minutes
Contractor’s Front desk
Payment
Tax (Administrative Aide)
• Fire Safety
Certificate of
Final
Inspection
Fee
3.1 Receive
payment and
issue
official
receipt:
3. Payment
of Fees
• Zoning Fee
Cashier:
• City Treasurer’s
• Building See
Office Representative
Fee Assessment
5 minutes
/ Order of
• Bureau of Fire
• Payment
Protection’s
Contractor’s
Representative
Tax
• Fire Safety
Certificate of
Final
Inspection
Fee
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PDF page 88 (handbook page 87)
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Building Official
(City Government
3.2 Approval Department Head)
of building
None 1 Working Day
permit
application.
4. Claiming Release
Office of the Building
of approved approved
None 5 Minutes Official’s Front desk
certificate of certificate of
(Administrative Aide)
occupancy occupancy
Based on 4 working
End of Tax Order days, 1 hour,
Total
Process: of and 30
Payment minutes
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