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CABINET SIZE TO BE INSTALLED 8'WX4'H AND INSTALLED ON POLES FROM GROUND 6'8' FOR A CHURCH"},{"number":"268196","date":"2010-04-26","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-18","scope":"CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND ERECTION OF SIGN (DOUBLE FACED, INTERNALLY ILLUMIANTED) SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"289936","date":"2010-07-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REMOVE EXISTING ELECTRICAL WIRING, INSTALL 40' UF CABLE, #12/2 FROM EXISTING 120V/20A CIRCUIT RECEPTACLE FROM GFCI RECEPTACLE TO NEW FREE STANDING SIGN. IF REQUIRED BY CODE INSPECTION, REPLACE UNDERGROUND WIRING, ALL AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"644854","date":"2016-01-11","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-24","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE RAMP AS PER PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #9532: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 224048. Use permit #224048: COMPLETED.","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. 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