Amending Title 4, Subcode "A," The Philadelphia Administrative Code, to clarify the types of permits in connection with which the Department of Licenses and Inspections may charge fees for providing accelerated plan reviews and to establish a fee for the electronic storage of building plans; all under certain terms and conditions.

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1. Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

Title 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

AND OCCUPANCY CODE

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CHAPTER 4-200. TEXT OF SUBCODES

SUBCODE “A” (THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE)

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CHAPTER 9 FEES

SECTION A-901.0 GENERAL

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A-901.10 Accelerated plan review: The department is authorized to provide accelerated review of plans associated with the issuance of [building, zoning, and electrical permits]

any permit required under Title 4 or 14 of this Code.

The fee for this service shall be in addition to any permit fee set forth in this Chapter. The fee shall be paid at the time an accelerated review is requested, and is not refundable. The fees for accelerated reviews shall be established by the department by regulation and published in appropriate schedules.

A-901.11 Administrative fees: For items that require the Department to perform administratively, the fee schedule is listed below:

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For each additional page copied from

a zoning record……………………………$1.00

For the electronic storage

of building plans for future retrieval………$4.00 per page

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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