City of Philadelphia - File #: 181008

• File #: 181008
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 11/15/2018
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Title: Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code) of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section A-703, entitled "Special Certificate of Inspection," to enhance building safety requirements for educational occupancies, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Green
• Indexes: BUILDING CODE
• Code sections: SUBCODE "A" - (THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE), Title 4 - THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	RECESSED
11/15/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code) of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section A-703, entitled "Special Certificate of Inspection," to enhance building safety requirements for educational occupancies, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section A-703 of Subcode "A" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

SECTION A-703 SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION

A-703.1 Special occupancy requirement for structures in Group E occupancy: No structure in Group E occupancy, the Educational occupancy, as defined in Subcode "B" of Title 4 owned or operated by an entity to which the City provides substantial funding, shall be occupied unless a current special certificate of inspection has been issued in connection with such structure.

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A-703.2 Issuance of special certificates of inspection: Special certificates of inspection shall be issued on the following basis:
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4. The Department shall not issue a special certificate of inspection unless the building has been inspected for fire, safety, electrical, lead paint, water quality, asbestos, mold and all other property-related hazards and:

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B. the Health Department has certified that the building is in substantial compliance with applicable lead paint requirements of this Code and the non-lead safety requirements set forth at subparagraph (.1), below, and that the building can be occupied safely without endangering life or public safety or welfare, and the Health Department or a testing agency certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has certified, within the previous five years, that the building is in substantial compliance with applicable water quality requirements of the Board of Health, provided that in no event shall applicable...