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Install new SSI supplied devices as per drawings 1-12. Assist testing to commission fire suppression system. 2- Manual Pulls & abort Button, 5 -Horn/Strobes, 1-Low Pressure Switch, 1-Bypass switch, 4- Relay Modules, 7-Mini Modules . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO ENGINEER SEALED DRAWINGS,IF THERE ANY CHANGES PLEASE CONTACT ENGINEER IN CHARGE. 2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"EP-2025-006156","date":"2025-07-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-17","scope":"Upgrade UPS-A system as per 2017 NEC and plans. Provide new exit signs and provide power to new cooling units. Install (2) new panel boards in new battery rooms. 1. 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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":"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. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. 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