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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN. FOR USE AS PERSONAL VEHICLE SALE AND RENTALS AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND FOR THE CREATION OF AN ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING LOT WITH FOURTEEN (14) OFF STREET PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING TWO (2) ACCESSIBLE SPACES - MINIMUM ONE (1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE)."},{"number":"567477","date":"2014-11-13","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-14","scope":"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY (CO) IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMONWEALTH OF PA REGULATIONS FOR AN EXISTING ONE (1) STORY BUSINESS OFFICE ACCESSORY TO RENTAL AND AUTOSALES LOT; NO ALTERATIONS PERMITTED. UPON ISSUANCE OF THE CO & UPON REQUEST TO THE PLANS EXAMINER, A LETTER OF COMPLIANCE CONFIRMING THAT PREMISES COMPLIES WITH LOCAL ZONING, BUILDING, & FIRE CODES WILL BE FURNISHED."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #543307: 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. 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