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PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 7.5 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED"},{"number":"978143","date":"2019-11-27","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE WITH ONE ACCESSORY OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN) FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE ACCESSORY OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE."},{"number":"RP-2020-009153","date":"2020-09-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-21","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE HEIGHT NTE 38' WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE."},{"number":"FP-2021-000138","date":"2021-02-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-21","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH TWO INCH (2\") BACKFLOW PREVENTER, AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. AMENDMENT ISSUED ON 09/26/2022 TO DOCUMENT INSTALL MANDATED BACKFLOW WITH SLOW-CLOSING VALVES 2\" WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS."},{"number":"EP-2021-003677","date":"2021-04-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-03","scope":"TOTAL NEW WIRING TO INCLUDE RECEPTACLE OUTLET, LIGHTING, RECEPTACLES OUTLETS, GFIC, DISCONNECT, APPLIANCE AND SMOKE DETECTOR CONNECTING TO NEW 200 AMP INCOMING SERVICE. ALL NECESSARY BONDING AND GROUNDING AS PER 2014 NEC."},{"number":"MP-2021-002945","date":"2021-06-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-16","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 11 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. 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CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. 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