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REPLACE FOUR EXISTING VINYL SIGNS ON CANOPY (TWO @ 2'-6\"X 56'-0\"; TWO @ 2'-6\"X 30'-0\"). REPLACE ONE EXISTING VINYL SIGN ON STOREFRONT (2'-2\"X 57'-6\"). REIMAGE FOUR EXISTING GAS DISPENSERS. SIZE AND LOCATION PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2022-011418","date":"2023-02-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-05","scope":"Run conduit from, building existing to 2 tanks Install 2- new 4+1 gas plus diesel dispensers. 2 gas dispensers to be reinstalled . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC ."},{"number":"GP-2023-000177","date":"2023-02-27","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-01","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF THREE (3) EXISTING UNDERGROUND TANKS AND THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) UNDERGROUND TANKS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. 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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":"1 permit not marked completed: 915490 (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. 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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 3 historical violations 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. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. 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