{"id":"b5daaf46-34cb-418a-b2f6-5cb4c6af5dcf","task":"Determine when a Philadelphia L&I permit is required for a scaffold or sidewalk shed","domain":"construction-safety.philadelphia-li","steps":["Check whether the project involves hoisting materials over a public sidewalk -- this triggers a sidewalk shed/canopy requirement regardless of building height or setback.","File a construction/repair permit application with the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) before erecting the scaffold or shed.","Obtain a separate Streets Department permit if the sidewalk must be closed.","Confirm any engineered-plan submission requirements with L&I for the specific scaffold type before filing.","Verify current fees and processing steps directly on the phila.gov L&I site at time of filing, since these change."],"gotchas":["Fee amounts and exact plan-submission thresholds were not independently confirmed here -- verify current figures on phila.gov before quoting a price or size threshold.","L&I permit rules are separate from any citywide building code requirements for the scaffold's structural design -- check both."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T00:35:42.760Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b5daaf46-34cb-418a-b2f6-5cb4c6af5dcf"}