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RECONFIGURATION WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE TO THE EXISTING NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AND ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES TO A TOTAL OF TWELVE (12) PARKING SPACES (PARALLEL AND 90 DEGREE SPACES) INCLUDING TWO (2) ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"777543","date":"2017-08-22","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-21","scope":"FOR THE RE-STRIPING, GRADING TO AN EXISTING PARKING LOT AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADA RAMP AS PER STREETS. DEPT. APPROVAL."},{"number":"1005704","date":"2019-08-27","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-12","scope":"REPLACE 55 EXISTING FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURES WITH NEW LED. 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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/"}],"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. 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