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Submit as a PA Home Improvement Contractor to get construction permits
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Dust, air pollution, and asbestos
Apply for an asbestos project permit
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Infectious waste
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Plan a block party
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Get a trail permit
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Get a Zoning Permit for new construction or additions
Get a Zoning Permit for parking
Get a Zoning Permit for signs
Get a Zoning Permit to adjust property lot lines
Get a Zoning Permit to change the use of a property
Apply to provide food or drinks at a special event
Dispute or appeal a decision
Appeal a denied residential parking spot for people with disabilities
Appeal an L&I permit or violation
Appeal to the Board of Building Standards (BBS)
Appeal to the Board of License and Inspection Review
Dispute a code violation notice
Dispute a parking ticket
Dispute an excess false alarm fine
Find a City-owned property
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Automotive business
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Body artists
Apply for a body artist certification
Apply for or renew certification for a body art establishment
Child care facilities
Get a Child Care Facility License
Schedule a sanitation/safety inspection for a child care facility
Schedule a sanitation/safety inspection for in-home child care
Dumpsters
Get a Construction Dumpster License
Get a Dumpster License (Private or Right-of-Way)
Entertainment business
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Get a Carnival License
Get a Limited Engagement Small Games of Chance License
Get a Small Games of Chance License
Get a Special Assembly Occupancy License
Get a Special Permit License
Get an Amusement License
Factories
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Apply to operate equipment that emits or controls air pollution
Food businesses
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Change ownership of a mobile food business
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Get a Food Establishment Retail, Permanent Location License
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Get a Sidewalk Cafe License
Look up a food safety inspection report
Operate a farmers market
Sponsor a special event
Take a food safety certification course
Get a Commercial Activity License
Get a Hot Work License
Get an Activity License Number
Get help creating a tobacco-free policy
Other businesses
Get a Handbill Distribution License
Get a Hazardous Materials License
Get a Pawn Shop License
Get a Precious Metal Dealer License
Get a Scales and Scanner License
Real estate
Get a High-Rise License
Get a Rental License
Get a Vacant Commercial Property License
Get a Vacant Residential Property License
Tobacco retailers
Get a tobacco retailer permit
Report illegal tobacco sales
Search tobacco retailer permit eligibility by neighborhood
Vending and street sales
Get a Curb Market Vendor License
Get a license to sell goods in special vending districts
Get a Newsstand License
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Get a Vendor-on-Foot License
Get an Honor Box License
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Get an Electrical Inspector’s License
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Get an Electrical Inspection Agency License
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City building codes
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Buy, sell, or rent a property
Buy your first home
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Find a licensed contractor
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Foreclosure & sheriff sales
Apply for a grant to clear your home’s title
Force a sheriff sale
Save your home from mortgage and tax foreclosure
Sheriff & lien sales
Get a Certificate of Occupancy
Get help paying your utility bills
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Report suspected deed or mortgage fraud
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Get home improvement help
Apply for a low-interest home improvement loan
Get emergency home heater repairs
Get emergency home repairs
Get help making your home accessible
Get home repairs and modifications for seniors
Historic properties
Apply for a historic property plaque
Find a historic property or district
Nominate a historic property or district
Property taxes
Appeal a property assessment
Look up your property tax balance
Real Estate Tax
Realty Transfer Tax
Get Real Estate Tax relief
Active Duty Tax Credit
Enroll in the Real Estate Tax deferral program
Get the Homestead Exemption
Low-income senior citizen Real Estate Tax freeze
Property tax abatements
Property tax exemptions
Set up a Real Estate Tax installment plan
Set up an Owner-occupied Real Estate Tax payment agreement (OOPA)
Report a problem with a building, lot, or street
Report graffiti
Request a circular-free property decal
Submit a service request with 311
Track a service request with 311
Birth, marriage & life events
Adopt a child
Become a foster parent
Ask the DHS Commissioner’s Action Response Office (CARO)
Get a birth certificate
Get a copy of a divorce decree
Get a death certificate
Get a marriage license
Get married in LOVE Park
Request DNA/paternity test information from the Medical Examiner
Request Medical Examiner records
Business & self-employment
Register a business
Bid on a Public Works contract
Bid on a Supplies, Equipment, and Non-Professional Services contract
Business taxes
Amusement Tax
Business Income & Receipts Tax (BIRT)
Get a tax account
Hotel Tax
Liquor Tax
Mechanical Amusement Tax
Net Profits Tax
Outdoor Advertising Tax
Parking Tax
Philadelphia Beverage Tax
Sales, Use, & Hotel Occupancy Tax
Tobacco and Tobacco-Related Products Tax
Use & Occupancy Tax
Valet Parking Tax
Vehicle Rental Tax
Wage Tax (employers)
Find a minority, woman, or disabled-owned business
For vendors
Do business with the City
Register as a minority, woman, or disabled-owned business
Vendor payments status
Get certified as a Local Business Entity
Report a paid sick leave violation
Report graffiti
Report possible fraud, waste or other issues on contracts
Report wage theft violation
Starting a business
Business licenses, permits, and approvals
Automotive business
Get a Public Garage or Lot License
Get a Tow Company License
Get an Auto Repair Shop License
Get an Auto Repair Shop License
Get an Auto Wrecking Yard and Tire Storage License
Child care facilities
Get a Child Care Facility License
Schedule a sanitation/safety inspection for a child care facility
Schedule a sanitation/safety inspection for in-home child care
Dumpsters
Get a Construction Dumpster License
Get a Dumpster License (Private or Right-of-Way)
Entertainment business
Get a Bingo License
Get a Carnival License
Get a Limited Engagement Small Games of Chance License
Get a Small Games of Chance License
Get a Special Assembly Occupancy License
Get a Special Permit License
Get an Amusement License
Food businesses
Get a Food Establishment Retail, Non-Permanent Location License
Get a Food Establishment Retail, Permanent Location License
Get a Food Manufacturer License
Get a Food Preparation and Serving License
Get a Sidewalk Cafe License
Get a Vendor Motor Vehicle License
Get a Commercial Activity License
Get an Activity License Number
Other businesses
Get a Handbill Distribution License
Get a Hazardous Materials License
Get a Pawn Shop License
Get a Precious Metal Dealer License
Get a Scales and Scanner License
Real estate
Get a High-Rise License
Get a Rental License
Get a Vacant Commercial Property License
Get a Vacant Residential Property License
Vending and street sales
Get a Curb Market Vendor License
Get a license to sell goods in special vending districts
Get a Newsstand License
Get a Pushcart Vendor License
Get a Sidewalk Sales License
Get a Vendor-on-Foot License
Get an Honor Box License
Find location and zoning information
Trade licenses
Get a Contractor License
Get a Curb Setter License
Get a Demolition Contractor’s License
Get a Fire Alarm Inspector’s License
Get a Fire Suppression Systems Apprentice License
Get a Fire Suppression Systems Worker License
Get a Home Inspector’s License
Get a Journeyman Plumber License
Get a Master Plumber’s License
Get a Plumber Apprentice License
Get a Sheet Metal Apprentice License
Get a Sheet Metal Technician License
Get a Special Inspection Agency License
Get a Special Inspector License
Get an Electrical Contractor License
Get an Electrical Inspection Agency License
Get an Electrical Inspector’s License
Get an Engineer License
Get an Expediter’s License
Register in eCLIPSE as a design professional or attorney of record
Submit as a PA Home Improvement Contractor to get construction permits
Support for businesses
Find financial support and incentives for your business
Find loans through the Philadelphia Business Lending Network
Meet your area’s business services manager
Cars, parking & transportation
Apply for a parking permit
Apply for a disabled parking permit
Apply for a residential parking permit
Bike share program
Get a hauling permit
Get your car back when it has been towed
Pay or dispute a ticket
Dispute a parking ticket
Dispute a red light camera ticket
Pay a parking ticket
Pay a red light ticket
Report predatory towing
Crime, law & justice
Abuse and harassment
Get a restraining order
Get help with domestic violence
Discrimination
File a complaint against a Philadelphia police officer
Inmates
Find an inmate
Get notified when an inmate is released
Send mail to someone in jail or prison
Visit a person in jail or prison
Police
Become a police officer
Find a police station
Get a police report
Recommend a police officer for commendation
Report a crime or concern
Report child abuse or neglect
Report elder abuse
Report graffiti
Report possible fraud, waste or other issues on contracts
Report wrongdoing in City government
Submit a tip to the police
Report for jury duty
Search civil case dockets
Voting
Culture & recreation
Activities and events
Enroll in a youth Parks & Recreation program
Events in Philadelphia parks
Find Philadelphia Parks & Recreation activities
Register for summer camp
Apply for a Philadelphia Activities Fund grant
Find a playground or recreation center
Find a swimming pool
Get a library card
Make an appointment at the Philadelphia Parks & Rec Historic Archive
Rent a Parks & Recreation venue
Volunteer
Find a volunteer opportunity
Nominate someone for a Mayor’s Day of Service Recognition Award
Post a volunteer opportunity
Diversity, inclusion, accessibility & immigration
Apply for a disabled parking permit
Apply for the 911 program for people with disabilities
Become a U.S. citizen
Discrimination
Find a minority, woman, disabled-owned business
Learn English
LGBT community services
Register as a minority, woman, disabled-owned business
Request a curb ramp
Submit a reasonable modification request
Submit an ADA grievance against the City
Education & learning
Become a substitute teacher
Charter schools
Early childhood education
Enroll in PHLpreK
Find affordable childcare
Find your designated neighborhood school
Get a library card
Learn English
Take a free class
Ethics & transparency
Nominate someone for the Joan Markman Award for Integrity
Report possible fraud, waste or other issues on contracts
Report wrongdoing in City government
Mental & physical health
City health centers
Environmental health hazards
Air quality
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
What’s new
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COVID-19 and children
COVID-19 and pregnancy
Could I have COVID-19?
What you can do
What the City is doing
COVID-19 urgent care and health centers
Planning guidance for businesses and nonprofit organizations
Information for health care providers
Extreme weather
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Get your child tested for lead
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Zika virus
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What you can do
What the City is doing
Common concerns
Get bereavement support
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Family and children’s health care
Get breastfeeding support
Get family planning services
Get pediatric health care
Pediatric health care providers
Get prenatal care
Get support for a child with special health care needs
Get dental care
Get directly observed therapy (DOT) for tuberculosis
Get help applying for health insurance
Get help quitting tobacco
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Women’s health care
Get breastfeeding support
Get family planning services
Get prenatal care
Get women’s health care
Get services for an older adult
Get vaccinated
Get the vaccines your child needs to start school
Get vaccinated (if you don’t have health insurance)
Get vaccinated (if you have health insurance)
Get your annual flu shot
Vaccinate your child
Get travel vaccinations
Learn how to get and use naloxone (Narcan®)
Medical professionals
Apply for an Urban Health Policy Fellowship
Report an infectious disease (for health care providers)
Request health data
Submit a research study to the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Submit a study to the Health Commissioner’s Office Review Committee
Report a health or safety concern
File a complaint about a barber shop or beauty salon
File a complaint about a child care facility
File a complaint about a medical facility
File a complaint about a medical provider
File a complaint about infectious waste
File a water quality complaint for a swimming pool
Report a food illness or food safety concern
Report air and noise pollution
Report an animal bite
Report illegal idling
Report illegal smoking
Report illegal tobacco sales
Report mosquitoes, wasps, or hornets
Report rats
Report child abuse or neglect
Reunify my family
Services for people experiencing homelessness
Sexual health and family planning
Get family planning services
Get walk-in testing and treatment for STDs
HIV prevention, testing and treatment
Find HIV information and services
Get emergency treatment (PEP) after recent exposure to HIV
Get free condoms
Get tested for HIV
Learn how to prevent HIV
Prevent HIV with a pill (PrEP)
Volunteer for the Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
Payments, assistance & taxes
Appeal a property assessment
Appeal a water bill or water service decision
Business taxes
Amusement Tax
Business Income & Receipts Tax (BIRT)
Hotel Tax
Liquor Tax
Mechanical Amusement Tax
Net Profits Tax
Outdoor Advertising Tax
Parking Tax
Philadelphia Beverage Tax (PBT)
Understand the PBT notification-confirmation process
What is subject to the tax
Special PBT filing situations
Filing caloric and non-caloric beverages
Sales, Use, & Hotel Occupancy Tax
Tobacco and Tobacco-Related Products Tax
Use & Occupancy Tax
Valet Parking Tax
Vehicle Rental Tax
Wage Tax (employers)
File and/or make payments
File and pay Beverage Tax
File and pay Business Income & Receipts Tax (BIRT)
File and pay Earnings Tax (employees)
File and pay Net Profits Tax
File and pay School Income Tax (SIT)
File and pay Tobacco Tax
File and pay Use & Occupancy Tax
File and pay Wage Tax (employers)
Pay Amusement Tax
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Pay Liquor Tax
Pay Outdoor Advertising Tax
Pay Parking Tax
Pay Real Estate Taxes
Pay Refuse Collection fee
Pay Valet Parking Tax
Pay Vehicle Rental Tax
Pay Water bill
Get a tax account
Get Real Estate Tax relief
Active Duty Tax Credit
Enroll in the Real Estate Tax deferral program
Get the Homestead Exemption
Low-income senior citizen Real Estate Tax freeze
Set up a Real Estate Tax installment plan
Set up an Owner-occupied Real Estate Tax payment agreement (OOPA)
Longtime Owner Occupants Program (LOOP)
Get tax clearance
Income taxes
Earnings Tax (employees)
School Income Tax
Income-based assistance programs
Get help if you are at risk of being evicted
Owner-occupied Real Estate Tax payment agreement
Water bill customer assistance
Water bill payment agreements
Longtime Owner Occupants Program (LOOP)
Real Estate Tax deferral program
Open a safe and affordable bank account
Paying City taxes
Electronic funds transfer (EFT)
Modernized e-Filing (MeF) for City taxes
How to file and pay City taxes
Interest, penalties, and fees
Pay delinquent tax balances
Payment plans
Set up an Owner-occupied Real Estate Tax Payment Agreement (OOPA)
Set up a Real Estate Tax payment plan for property you don’t live in
Set up Real Estate Tax installment plan
Set up a payment agreement for your business or income taxes
Set up a Water bill payment plan
Voluntary disclosure of non-payment
Petition for a tax appeal
Property tax abatements
Property tax exemptions
Property taxes
Look up your property tax balance
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Income tax regulations
School Income Tax Regulations
Property tax regulations
Resolve judgements, liens & debts
Pay outstanding tax balances
Resolve bills or liens for work done by the City on a property
Resolve business and income/ wage tax liens & judgments
Resolve water liens & judgments
Prevent sequestration
Look up debt collection agencies
Senior citizen discounts
Senior citizen water bill discount
Low-income Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Freeze
Tax credits
Active Duty Tax Credit
Community Development Corporation (CDC) Tax Credit
Distressed Business Tax Credit
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) resources
Green Roof Tax Credit
Healthy Beverages Tax Credit
Job Creation Tax Credit
Jump Start Philly
Keystone Opportunity Zone Tax Credit
Life Partner & Transgender Care Health Benefits Tax Credits
Philadelphia Re-Entry Program (PREP) Tax Credit
Sustainable Business Tax Credit
Sustainable Jump Start Tax Credit
Veterans Employment Tax Credit
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Apply for the 911 program for people with disabilities
Ask about an EMS bill
Contact animal control
Find a police station
Fire safety
Find a fire station
Fire
Get a smoke alarm installed
Report possible arson or fire code violation
Get a restraining order
Get notified when an inmate is released
Keep pets safe
Report child abuse or neglect
Report elder abuse
Prepare for an emergency
Attend a workshop
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Natural hazards
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Code Red
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Evacuations
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Center City high-rise office building rallying points
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Streets, sidewalks & alleys
Bike share program
Get your car back when it has been towed
Plan a block party
Report a pothole or other street damage
Report an abandoned vehicle
Report graffiti
Street closures
Submit a service request with 311
Track a service request with 311
Trash & recycling pickup schedules
Trash, recycling & city upkeep
Dispose of Christmas trees, leaves, or pumpkins
Find a trash or recycling center
Pay your Refuse Collection Fee
Report a pothole or other street damage
Report illegal dumping
Submit a service request with 311
Track a service request with 311
Trash & recycling pickup schedules
Trees, parks & the environment
Air quality
Dispose of organic materials
Events in Philadelphia parks
Find a playground or recreation center
Get a trail permit
Get organic materials
Request a dog run
Tree related services
Get a street tree
Get a yard tree
Report a dead tree
Report a downed tree
Request street tree maintenance
Water, gas & utilities
Get advice to reduce utility costs
Get emergency home heater repairs
Get your water tested
Rain Check program
Become a water customer
Property owners
Tenants
Occupants
Pay or dispute a water bill
Resolve water liens & judgments
Pay a water bill
Dispute a water bill
Water bill payment agreements
Senior citizen water bill discount
Water bill customer assistance
Water pipe & meter maintenance
Customer responsibilities
Water meters
Water shutoffs
Reasons for water shutoff
Prevent water shutoffs
Restore water service
Stop water service
Working & jobs
File a sexual harassment complaint
File for unpaid leave because of domestic violence, or sexual assault
Find a job or internship
Apply for a job with the City of Philadelphia
Apply for an internship at the Medical Examiner’s Office
Become a lifeguard
Become a police officer
Become a substitute teacher
Join the Fire Department
Become a Fire Explorer
Become a firefighter
Become a paramedic
Nominate someone for the Joan Markman Award for Integrity
Report a sick leave violation
Report possible fraud, waste or other issues on contracts
Report wage theft
Report wrongdoing in City government
Report wrongful discharge for parking employees
Zoning, planning & development
Appeal a zoning decision to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)
City building codes
Find a City-owned building
Find location and zoning information
Get a plan review
Art Commission plan reviews
Apply for artwork approval from the Art Commission
Apply for construction approval from the Art Commission
Apply for newsstand approval from the Art Commission
Apply for sign, awning, or canopy approval from the Art Commission
Get approval for work to a historic property
Philadelphia City Planning Commission plan reviews
Get a civic design review
Get a facade review
Get a garage facade review
Get a public open space review
Get a review for an NCO or NCA
Get a site plan review
Get a sky plane review
Get an affordable housing zoning bonus review
Request a plan consistency letter for a development proposal
Interactive Map of Philadelphia
Participate in a Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) hearing
Zoning permits
Get a Zoning Permit
Get a Zoning Permit for new construction or additions
Get a Zoning Permit for parking
Get a Zoning Permit for signs
Get a Zoning Permit to adjust property lot lines
Get a Zoning Permit to change the use of a property
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The City has issued a new
Business Activity and Stay at Home Order
restricting business activity, personal activity, and congregation in Philadelphia. Get updates about COVID-19 in Philadelphia:
phila.gov/COVID-19
In effect: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17 until further notice
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