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The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s licensing rules for boiler, engine, and refrigeration workers by reducing the license grades from five to four, removing the School District-specific Grade A-1 license, and setting a $20 application fee and $50 annual fee. It also removes the code’s specific licensing, permit, installation, and certification provisions for warm-air heating apparatus, affecting people and businesses covered by those rules.

Amending Chapter 9-500 of The Philadelphia Code (entitled "Boilers, Fuel, Heat and Refrigeration") to revise certain provisions relating to licenses and fees and delete provisions relating to warm air heating apparatus; all under certain terms and conditions.