Syracuse, N.Y., Rev. Gen. Ord. ch. 27 § 27-165

(a) An application for a certificate of use shall be made by the owner or the proprietor to the division of code enforcement on forms prescribed by the director of code enforcement. The application shall request relevant information relating to the owner, proprietor and the business to be conducted at the premises, including the existence of necessary licenses and permits for the business.
(b) Applications for a certificate of use are to be submitted by the owner or proprietor, including a proprietor who does not yet own and/or operate the subject business, but will own and/or operate the subject business within the next ninety (90) days.
(c) In the event the application is not approved, the owner and proprietor shall be advised as to the specific requirements which must be met to qualify for a certificate of use and of the right to a hearing on such determination.
(d) In the event the director of code enforcement determines after the city of Syracuse's review of the application pursuant to section 27-166 of this article that the business is not qualified for a certificate of use based upon any requirement which the director of code enforcement determines cannot be complied with by means of an extension of time under section 27-174 (b) of this article, the director of code enforcement shall notify the owner and proprietor in writing of the reasons the application cannot be approved and provide notice to the owner and proprietor of the right to a hearing on such determination. Any such hearing shall be requested in writing to the director of code enforcement within fifteen (15) days of the date of such notice of determination that the application cannot be approved.
(e) A hearing, when requested, shall:
(1) Be held before a hearing officer chosen by the director of code enforcement who shall not be an employee of the division of code enforcement;
(2) Be recorded by a stenographer;
(3) Take place no later than fifteen (15) business days after the director of code enforcement receives the written request from the owner or Proprietor for the hearing. The director of code enforcement may adjourn the date only upon the owner or proprietor presenting compelling reason(s) in writing that an adjournment of the hearing date is warranted;
(4) The owner and proprietor shall be allowed to be represented by counsel and shall be allowed to call witnesses on their behalf and conduct cross-examination of all witnesses.
(f) Upon receipt of the transcript of the hearing, the corporation counsel or his/her designee shall have the transcript and all exhibits from the hearing forwarded to the hearing officer. The hearing officer shall review the transcript and exhibits and within thirty (30) days from receipt of the transcript and exhibits, render a written recommendation to the director of code enforcement as to whether the application for a certificate of use should be approved.
(g) Thirty (30) days after receiving from the hearing officer a transcript of the suspension/revocation hearing, all exhibits submitted at the hearing and the hearing officer's written recommendation, the director of code enforcement, shall conduct a de novo review of the transcript, all exhibits submitted at the hearing and the hearing officer's written recommendation. The director shall determine whether the application for a certificate of use should be approved. If the determination of the director of code enforcement is that the application be denied, the director shall issue a written order containing his/her determination. The order shall be drafted within thirty (30) days by the corporation counsel or his/her designee and then signed by the director of code enforcement.
(h) Any such order issued pursuant to subsection (g) above shall be served on the owner and proprietor pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules.