Philadelphia Outdoor Dining Rules

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An overview of the new Philadelphia outdoor dining rules taking effect on January 9th, 2023.
Excavation work in Philadelphia is about to get a lot more difficult. Of course the days are long gone when you could just stick a shovel in the ground and start building a house: the City requires plans, approval from…
Thinking of hosting on Airbnb or Vrbo in Philadelphia? Let Permit Philly guide you through the regulations surrounding the Philadelphia Airbnb license.
Happy New Year from Permit Philly! We don’t want to shock you, but we have something terrible to report: 2020 was a bad year. I’m sorry you had to hear it from us. But bad years aren’t the same as…
NOTE: This post was initially written in June 2020. This information is now mostly out of date — check out our later blog post from January 2023 for the latest changes to outdoor dining laws. The biggest moments in life…
Welcome to Year 48 of the pandemic afterscape! While we spend most of our time in the bunkers we used to call our homes, Licenses and Inspections is still churning out permits remotely. Here’s the latest update we have about…
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