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FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN.AIR CONDITIONER INSTALL ON THE GROUND AS PER ZBA PROVISO.(4 FT HIGH FENCE WITH MAXIMUM 50% OPAQUE ALONG PROPERTY LINE, SIDE AND REAR YARD. 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ANY DEVIATIONS WILL REQUIRE A SEPARATE PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2020-004443","date":"2020-06-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-08","scope":"For Exterior Plumbing to include CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, HOUSE DRAIN, 1\" COMBO SERVICE as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."},{"number":"PP-2020-006456","date":"2020-08-05","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-02-17","scope":"run new water and drain for 3 bathrooms one kitchen one laundry one water heater PPC 2028"},{"number":"EP-2020-006531","date":"2020-08-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-02-17","scope":"INSTALL 200A 120/240V 1 PH MAIN SERVICE. INSTALL 40 CIRCUIT MAIN BREAKER PANEL. INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT SFD. 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Use permit #958418: COMPLETED. The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW USE.”","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: 958421 (Expired), FP-2020-000309 (Expired), PP-2020-006456 (Expired), EP-2020-006531 (Expired), MP-2020-003326 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$2,146.53 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"7 failed, 6 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 30, 2024.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. 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