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REPLACE (2) CATCH BASIN AND ONE 10\" STORMWATER SEWER LATERAL PA1#2016. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY PRIOR TO CONNECTION TO EXISTING PRIVATE SEWER LATERAL IN DRIVEWAY, THAT EXISTING PRIVATE SEWER LATERAL IS CONNECTED TO THE CITY STORM WATER MAIN IN BARTRAM AVE.CALL THE PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT, SEWER MAINTENANCE DIVISION AT 215 685 2036 TO WITNESS TEST - \"SELF-CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\". 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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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