City of Philadelphia - File #: 150472

• File #: 150472
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/14/2015
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 6/18/2015
• Title: Amending Section 9-1306 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Inspection Agencies and Special Inspectors," and Subsection A-902, entitled "Building, Fuel Gas and Mechanical Code Fees," to further provide for the registration of special inspection agencies and special inspectors, qualifications for such registrations and duties of such agencies and inspectors; and to authorize the Department of Licenses and Inspections to establish fees for obtaining special inspection certifications; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
• Indexes: FEES, SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCIES AND SPECIAL INSPECTORS
• Code sections: 9-1306 - Special Inspection Agencies and Special Inspectors, A-902.0 - BUILDING, FUEL GAS AND MECHANICAL CODE FEES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/30/2015	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/18/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/11/2015	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/11/2015	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
6/11/2015	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/11/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/11/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/11/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
5/14/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section 9-1306 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Inspection Agencies and Special Inspectors," and Subsection A-902, entitled "Building, Fuel Gas and Mechanical Code Fees," to further provide for the registration of special inspection agencies and special inspectors, qualifications for such registrations and duties of such agencies and inspectors; and to authorize the Department of Licenses and Inspections to establish fees for obtaining special inspection certifications; all under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 9-1306 of The Philadelphia Code is amended as follows:

§ 9-1306. Special Inspection Agencies and Special Inspectors.

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(3) Registration of Special Inspection Agencies and Special Inspectors.

(a) General. All agencies performing special inspections must be registered with the department as a special inspection agency for each of the [following] special inspection categories [that] with respect to which the agency intends to perform special inspections. Individuals performing special inspections on behalf of agencies must be registered for, and must hold and maintain the qualifications associated with, each category with respect to which the individual performs special inspections.

[(.1) Qualifications of Primary Inspector or Inspection Supervisor: Professional Engineer (Civil/Structural) and 1 year relevant experience.

(.2) Supplemental Inspector - under direct supervision of Inspection Supervisor: Must have completed a 30-hour program designed by the United States Occupational, Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") under its Outreach Training Program for General Industry for additional training of supervisors and workers with some safety responsibilities and 3 years relevant experience.]

(b) Form and Manner of Registration. An application for registration must be submitted in a form and manner determi...