Philadelphia’s New Building Codes
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Way back in January, a few wise sages warned of the Changing of the Building Codes: they said “the City of Philadelphia’s new building codes will go live in July 2025,” referenced this document, and promised to “examine the 2025…
The Philadelphia Commercial Activity License
The Philadelphia Commercial Activity License (CAL) is the first requirement for conducting any business in Philadelphia, but not the last. When a client asks us to help with a CAL, the project might dip into other Philly licenses or drown…
Grandfathered Zoning Rules in Philadelphia: An Update
At the beginning of 2025, we told passionate, dedicated readers of the Permit Philly blog (we assume there are millions of you) that the City of Philadelphia was going to crack down on grandfathered zoning. Saying a property is “grandfathered…
Air Management Services
Philly’s hottest new municipal office is… well, an office that’s been around for ages: Air Management Services! For whatever reason, we’ve heard a lot of chatter lately about AMS from contractors and developers. They pass harrowing tales of between themselves,…
Top 5 Philly Code Changes in 2025
Happy New-ish Year! As Philadelphia slowly emerges from the eggnog fog into the harsh winter light, it’s time to discuss what’s on everyone’s mind: the Eagle’s depressing passing attack, which could doom the league’s most talented roster and best defense.…
Philadelphia Property Certificates
It happens all the time: someone comes to us because the City of Philadelphia told them to get new permits just to keep their property the way it was. Say, for example, someone purchased a triplex, but when they applied…
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