City of Philadelphia - File #: 180700

• File #: 180700
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/21/2018
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 12/13/2018
• 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 provide for lead paint requirements for educational occupancies, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Taubenberger
• Indexes: LEAD-BASED PAINT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/22/2019	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/13/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
12/6/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/6/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/6/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
12/3/2018	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/23/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/23/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	RECESSED
6/21/2018	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 provide for lead paint requirements for educational occupancies, under certain terms and conditions.

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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 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 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 water quality requirements be deemed to permit lead in water at an outlet su...