Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,” and Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” to revise provisions relating to excavation work and work impacting historic structures, create an excavation contractor license, and institute additional safeguards for property adjoining certain construction activities; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: April 29, 2021
Signed: June 17, 2021
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill updates Philadelphia's construction and business regulations by requiring excavation contractors to be licensed, adding safeguards for properties near construction sites, and changing rules for work on historic buildings.
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