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ALERT: March 27 End-Date for Construction Sites Still in Effect

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March 22, 2020
The City issued a stay-at-home order today, March 22, but the Mayor's Office made it clear to the BIA that L+I's guidance on construction that allows work to continue in order to make sites safe and secure by March 27 at 5 pm is still in effect (Philadelphia only).
 
Click here to view the updated construction guidance on L+I's website (also copied below). This guidance was updated on March 24 so the language below is outdated. 
 
In response to Governor Wolf’s order to shut down construction sites in Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections offers the following guidance. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available. 

1. Construction work must stop by Friday, March 27, 2020, at 5 p.m.
 
  • The additional time is provided in the interest of public safety and protection against unnecessary property damage.
 
  • Construction sites must be made safe and secure by March 27 at 5 p.m.
 
·        Contractors are directed to take proper measures to protect adjacent properties, remove or fasten items that are or could become loose, secure sites against trespass, and complete work necessary to protect and ensure the structural integrity of buildings under construction.
 
  • Occupied residential properties must be left in safe and habitable condition.
 
2. Routine maintenance and repair of existing buildings is exempted from the order and may continue.
 
3. Emergency systems repair and replacement are also exempted and may continue. The work must be performed by a licensed contractor and with permits as required by the Philadelphia Administrative Code.
 
  • Examples include roof repair, plumbing leaks, hot water heater replacement, and fire safety systems repair.
 
  • Contractors must obtain permits within 3 days of the emergency repair or replacement. At this time new permit applications must be filed using the eCLIPSE system.