Permit Philly

Permits and Licenses Made Easy

Services

Commercial and industrial construction

All municipal approvals necessary to put a shovel in the ground, stay on schedule, and certify occupancy

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  • Site research to flag all possible local and state reviews
  • All zoning, site, utility, and building permits
  • Demolition permits
  • Health Department reviews and operating licenses
  • Environmental and utility reviews – we can either file directly or assist your engineers with their own applications
  • Building and fire code review board appeals
  • Timeline to ensure opening date – or, where a project is already underway, new strategies to claw back as much time as possible

Structural
Engineering

We partner with a local Philly firm to deliver structural details, reports, and plan sets

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  • Structural plan sets
  • Make-safe reports
  • Details and calculation sheets
  • Foundation and framing sheets
  • Monitoring plans

Zoning permits
and
variances

Any permit within local zoning rules – or your best shot at approval of a project outside those rules

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  • Extensive property and code research to confirm whether you need a new zoning permit, and what kind if you do
  • Consultation on variance odds: if we confirm you need Zoning Board approval, and don’t think that’s likely, we’ll tell you up front and offer alternative strategies
  • Referral to a trusted attorney when required in a variance case
  • Guidance, materials, and case management for homeowners representing themselves in a zoning variance proceeding
  • Catalog of any additional permits or licenses required after zoning approval

Commercial
Tenant
Fitouts

All permits and licenses required to renovate and occupy a retail, office, or service space

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  • Property research to determine (or register) legal use
  • Approvals for any type of commercial space and any type of business
  • Property research to determine (or register) legal use
  • Consultation and application for building, signage, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm, and fire suppression permits – and for any related board reviews and licenses
  • Timeline to ensure all applications completed by target opening – or, when municipal timetables threaten to push the date, new strategies to keep project as close to target as possible

Restaurant, bar,
and event space approvals

Every license and permit required to legally open and run a food business – from a wedding venue to a deli

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  • Property research to make certain you have – or can get – legal approval for a food business in the location you want
  • Health Department reviews and inspection prep
  • Business and food licenses
  • Any construction permit you might need – including MEP and sprinkler permits
  • Sign permits
  • Timeline to get full approval by opening date – or, where a project is already underway, new strategies to claw back as much time as possible

Rental and
Airbnb
licensing

Licenses, permits, and guidance for short- and long-term rental properties – including hotels

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  • Rental licenses for homeowners, property management companies, hotels, or Airbnb hosts
  • Business licenses as needed
  • Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) registrations
  • Rental site consultation: we can tell you which areas of your town allow Airbnb, or where the building and zoning codes allow you to add more apartments on a property
  • Any construction permit you might need – including MEP and sprinkler permits
  • Certificates of occupancy where required for conversions

Residential
construction

All the paperwork you need to get your house in order – or build a new one

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  • Contractor options, recommendations, and review: we tell you when you can perform the work yourself, when you need a contractor, and whether the contractors bidding on your job need (or even have) a local license
  • Structural engineering services, from framing plans to formal reports
  • Every permit you or your contractor might need to build or renovate a home
  • Street closure permits to load equipment or place a dumpster
  • Inspection scheduling and prep

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what we can do for you.

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