Official:Amending Subcode "PM" (Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 (Building Construction and Occupancy Code) of The Philadelphia Code, by adding a new Section PM-307.1.2 entitled "Construction Excavations," requiring certain measures to ensure that construction excavations be made safe where no work has been done within the past six months, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: April 5, 2006
Signed: August 6, 2006
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law requires construction excavations in Philadelphia to be made safe if no work has been done within the past six months. Developers or property owners must submit a report from a professional engineer, provide barriers to prevent trespassing, maintain a sanitary site, and create a plan for keeping the excavation safe.
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