City of Philadelphia - File #: 020313-A

• File #: 020313-A
• Version: 2
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/9/2002
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 12/5/2002
• Title: Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Building and Occupancy Code"), by requiring that special certificates of inspection must be issued in connection with structures in Use Group E, the Educational Use Group, on an annual basis in order for such structures to be occupied, establishing certain reporting requirements regarding the inspections performed in connection with applications for such certificates, and making certain lead paint requirements applicable to such structures, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Nutter
• Indexes: BUILDING CODE
• Code sections: A-703.0 - SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION, A-703.1 - Special Occupancy Requiement for Structures in Group E, A-703.2 - Issuance of Special Certificates of Inspection, A-703.3 - Reporting Requirement, PM-305.0 - INTERIOR STRUCTURE, PM-305.6 - Lead Paint

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/27/2003	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/5/2002	2	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
12/5/2002	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/14/2002	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/14/2002	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/14/2002	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/6/2002	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/6/2002	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/6/2002	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/4/2002	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
6/4/2002	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/4/2002	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
6/4/2002	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/9/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
5/9/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred

Title
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Building and Occupancy Code"), by requiring that special certificates of inspection must be issued in connection with structures in Use Group E, the Educational Use Group, on an annual basis in order for such structures to be occupied, establishing certain reporting requirements regarding the inspections performed in connection with applications for such certificates, and making certain lead paint requirements applicable to such structures, under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 4 THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING AND OCCUPANCY CODE

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CHAPTER 4-200.0 TEXT OF SUBCODES

SUBCODE "A" (THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE)

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CHAPTER 7 CERTIFICATES AND APPROVALS

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SECTION A-703.0 SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION

A-703.1 Special Occupancy Requirement for Structures in Use Group E: No structure in Use Group E, the Educational Use Group, 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.

Exception: Day care facilities that are not part of a school are not regulated under this subsection.

A-703.2 Issuance of Special Certificates of Inspection: Special certificates of inspection shall be issued on the following basis:

1. A special certificate of inspection shall be valid for no more than a single one year period, between August 1 of a given year and July 31 of the following year;

2. For use at the start of such one year period on August 1, such special certificate must be obtained during the nine month period between November 1 and August 1 immediately preceding the beginning of the one year period;

3. A certifica...