PASSED

This enacted ordinance adds rules for construction excavations where no work has been done for six months. These excavations are considered unsafe and face the same requirements, penalties, and procedures as other unsafe structures unless the developer or property owner provides an engineer’s safety report, a barrier against trespassing, a clean site, and a plan to keep the excavation safe and secure.

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.