Philadelphia businesses must obtain air pollution permits and/or licenses to install or operate equipment that emits or controls air pollution.

For a guide to AMS permits and licenses, click here.

Businesses may find additional permit and license forms/applications at the Business Services Center.

• Process Equipment for Minor Emission Source
  (Paint Spray Booths, Stage 2 Vapor Recovery Units, etc)
  
  • Application
  
  
• Air Cleaning Devices for Minor Emission Source
  (Baghouses, Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, CatOx, etc)
• Application


• Dry Cleaning and Ancillary Equipment
  
  • Application
  
  
• Internal Combustion Engine
  (Standby/Peak Generators, Emergency Generators, Chillers, Fire Pumps, etc)
  • Application
  
  
• Mechanical Ventilation Systems for Enclosed Parking Garages
  • Application
  
  
• Small Natural Gas & No. 2 Fuel Oil Combustion Unit
  (Units rated at 10 MMBTU/hr or greater but less than 50 MMBTU/hr)
  
  • Application
  
  
• Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Tank
• Application


• Portable Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants
  • Application
  
  
• Boiler, Warm Air Furnace, and Hot Water Heater
  (Units rated less than 10 MMBTU/hr and burning #2 fuel oil or lighter and combustion units rated at 2.5 MMBTU/hr or less burning #3 fuel oil or heavier)
  • Application
  
  
• Plan Approval
• Application
• Instructions

• Title V Operating Permit
  • Application
  • Instructions
    
    
  • Addendum 1
    • Application
    • Instructions
    
    
  • Addendum 2
    • Application
    • Instructions
    
    
  • Addendum 3
    
    • Application
    
    
• Synthetic Minor Operating Permit
  • Application
  • Instructions
  
  
  
  
• Natural Minor Operating Permit
  • Application
  • Instructions
  
  
• License for Minor Emission Source
  • Application
  
  

• Fee Schedule

• Compliance Review Form
  • Form
  
  
• Monitoring Report Form
  (Due January 31 and July 31 for Title V facilities; Due January 31 for Synthetic Minor facilities)
  • Form
  
  
• Compliance Certification Form
  (Title V facilities only - due March 1 of each year)
  • Form
  
  
• Area Source Boilers Initial Notification Form for Subpart 6J
  
  • Form
  
  

• Autobody Shop Initial Notification Form for Subpart 6H
  • Form
    
    
• Miscellaneous Surface Coating Initial Notification Form for Subpart 6H
  • Form
  
  
• Autobody Shop Petition (Exemption) Form for Subpart 6H
  • Form
  
  
• AMR X Complex Source Review Guidelines for Preparation, Submission, and Review
• Form


• Gasoline Dispensing Facilities Initial Notification Form for Subpart 6C
• Form
  


• Gasoline Bulk Terminals Initial Notification Form for Subpart 6B
• Form
  


• Request for Exemption from City of Philadelphia Operating Permit Requirements Form
  • Form
  
  
• Request for Determination of Requirement for Installation Permit / Operating License Form
  
  • Form
  
  
• Request for Determination of Requirement for Installation Permit / Operating License Form - Version for Dry Cleaning Machines
  
  • Form
    
    
• Change of Ownership Form
  • Form