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Amending Section A-703.1 of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Certificate of Inspection," to require certification of water quality as a condition of occupancy for certain buildings used for education, all under certain terms and conditions.

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File details

Status
Enacted
Type
Bill
Introduced
June 9, 2016
Sponsors
CGCouncilmember GymCBCouncilmember BlackwellCindy BassCRCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCGCouncilmember GreenKenyatta JohnsonCDCouncilmember DombCPCouncilmember Parker

Full Bill

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section A-703.1 of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

§ 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.

Exception: Day care facilities that are not part of a school are not regulated under this subsection, except that day care facilities that are not part of a school, but at which thirteen or more children are cared for must comply with the certification requirements pertaining to water quality set forth in subsection A-703.2.4.B.

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 and all other property-related hazards and:

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B. the Health Department has certified that the building is in substantial compliance with applicable [water quality requirements of the Health Department and] lead paint requirements of this Code and that the building can be occupied safely without endangering life or public safety or welfare, and the Health Department or a testing agency certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has certified, within the previous five years, that the building is in substantial compliance with applicable water quality requirements of the Board of Health, provided that in no event shall applicable water quality requirements be deemed to permit lead in water at an outlet such as a sink or water fountain that is in service at 10 ppb or more. Any water outlet determined to exceed any such water quality requirements shall be taken out of service within 24 hours of notification of the relevant test. The owner of the educational occupancy shall post the results of the most recent water quality testing at each particular educational occupancy to a generally available website within ten days of receipt of the results.

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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective with respect to special certificates of inspection required on and after August 1, 2017.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics indicate new matter added.

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  1. Council ActionMAYOR

    SIGNED

    Other recorded action without a published tally.

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  2. Member voteCITY COUNCIL

    READ AND PASSED

    Member-by-member vote published for this action.

    Pass16 Yes · 0 No · 0 AbsentView member votes →
    Official action detail

    A motion was made that this matter be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

    Member votes

    MemberVote
    Al TaubenbergerYes
    Allan DombYes
    Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
    Bobby HenonYes
    Brian J. O'NeillYes
    Cherelle ParkerYes
    Cindy BassYes
    Curtis Jones, Jr.Yes
    Darrell L. ClarkeYes
    David OhYes
    Derek S. GreenYes
    Helen GymYes
    Jannie L. BlackwellYes
    Maria D. Quiñones-SánchezYes
    Mark SquillaYes
    William K. GreenleeYes

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  3. 3 procedural actionsCITY COUNCIL
    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL

    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Bass that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

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    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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  4. 4 procedural actionsCommittee on Public Health and Human Services
    ProceduralCommittee on Public Health and Human Services

    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

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    ProceduralCommittee on Public Health and Human Services

    HEARING NOTICES SENT

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  5. UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Gym that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Children and Youth. The motion carried unanimously.

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