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NO USE ON PROPERTY. SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY."},{"number":"1023531","date":"2020-01-06","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-12-28","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION, BY HAND METHOD ONLY, OF A SEMI-DETACHED THREE-STORY STRUCTURE. A SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 9 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 30, 2020.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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