Planning to build or renovate? Have questions about Building and Zoning Permits? This brief slide show will point you in the right direction.

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Services.
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5. Who is required to obtain
Permits?
Anyone who builds, alters
renovates or repairs a building.
General Contractors, Sign
Installers, Plumbers, Home
Owners, Electricians, HVAC
Installers, Handymen. Green. Design. Permit Services.
267.702.0810
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6. Why Zoning Permits
Zoning regulates how a building is
used and occupied.
Zoning regulates parking, building
height and size and also signs and
fences.
Zoning regulates how much
land a building can occupy.

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267.702.0810
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10. What Can Result From
Building Without A
Permit?
• Work Stoppage
• Rebuilds
• Fines
• Violations
• Arrests
Green. Design. Permit Services.
267.702.0810
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11. Business Consultants
PLEASE give this advice
your clients opening a Brick
and Mortar Business:
Obtain permits BEFORE
doing any construction work.
Green. Design. Permit Services.
267.702.0810
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12. A Permit Application
is typically
accompanied by a set
of drawings and a paid
fee. Green. Design. Permit Services.
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Green. Design. Permit Services.
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14. Check with your local code office to ensure that
you and your contractor will obtain ALL proper
permits.
• Obtain your OWN copy
• Often permits must be displayed publicly.
• ALWAYS check for yourself to find out if a
permit is needed.
Green. Design. Permit Services.
267.702.0810
www.urbanaestheticsllc.com

15. Urban Aesthetics provides permit services
including Design, Consulting and
Expediting.
We have provided permit services for many
business owners in Philadelphia and the
surrounding areas.
We offer specialized services to Businesses
including Salons, Child Care Facilities,
Restaurants and Cafés and Residential
Renovations and Additions.
Green. Design. Permit Services.
267.702.0810
www.urbanaestheticsllc.com