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  1. thericky

    Movable retail / art gallery bookshelves, furniture, display cases and wood panels without permits?

    We are in a mixed use space that is retail / mercantile as well as art gallery / cultural exhibit. I am trying to figure out if we have to submit for permits every time we change our layout of furniture and backdrop panels, or if we are free to move things around as we wish. We've planned out...
  2. D

    Does the code require a certificate of occupancy when changing from 3 to 4 units?

    In Philadelphia, in 2021, previous owner, secured a zoning permit to change from three units to four units in a residential apartment building. The previous owner never pursued a certificate of occupancy, or an updated rental license, stating that the building is now suitable to rent for four...
    • deshunda0
    • Thread
    • certificate of occupancy change of occupancy change of use l&i philadelphia sprinkler requirement
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Pennsylvania
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