City of Philadelphia - File #: 160618

• File #: 160618
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/9/2016
• In control: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
• Final action: 12/1/2016
• Title: Amending Section A-703.1 of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Certificate of Inspection," to require certification of water quality as a condition of occupancy for certain buildings used for education, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Domb, Councilmember Parker
• Indexes: WATER QUALITY
• Code sections: A-703.0 - SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/24/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/1/2016	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
11/17/2016	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/17/2016	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/17/2016	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/16/2016	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/16/2016	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	HEARING HELD
11/16/2016	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	AMENDED
11/16/2016	1	Committee on Public Health and Human Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
8/2/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	Re-Referred
6/9/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section A-703.1 of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Certificate of Inspection," to require certification of water quality as a condition of occupancy for certain buildings used for education, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section A-703.1 of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

§ 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.

Exception: Day care facilities that are not part of a school are not regulated under this subsection, except that day care facilities that are not part of a school, but at which thirteen or more children are cared for must comply with the certification requirements pertaining to water quality set forth in subsection A-703.2.4.B.

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 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 [water quality requirements of the Health Department and] lead paint requirements of this Code 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 b...