City of Philadelphia - File #: 210685-AA

• File #: 210685-AA
• Version: 3
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/17/2021
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 5/19/2022
• 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, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Domb, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Bass
• Code sections: Title 4 - THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/1/2022	3	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/19/2022	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
5/12/2022	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/12/2022	3	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
5/12/2022	3	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
3/31/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
3/31/2022	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
3/31/2022	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/18/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
11/18/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/18/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/5/2021	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/5/2021	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
11/5/2021	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
11/5/2021	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/17/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

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, and all other property-related hazards and:

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E. the Health Department or a testing agency certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has certified, within the previous three years and four months, that the building is in substantial compliance with the best practices for testing, remediation, abatement, cleaning, and management of asbestos, and other property-related hazards not otherwise regulated in this Section as identified by the Managing Director no less than six months prior to the issuance of the special certificate of inspection.

(.1) The owner of the educational occupancy shall post the results of the testing required by this Section at each parti...