Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding new rules and obligations pertaining to construction licenses and renewals of those licenses; creating demolition licenses and increasing fines for expediters that falsify information, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: October 3, 2013
Signed: February 27, 2014
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill updates rules for construction licenses and renewals in Philadelphia. It also creates a new license type for demolition work and increases fines for people who falsify information to expedite building projects.
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