This deferral is only available to residential construction projects seeking to obtain a building permit under the existing tax abatement program, which expires on 12/31/2020. Once a properly completed Deferral Request Form is received, PWD will defer sign-off of the Utility Plan requirement in the L&I eCLIPSE system. 

Should an applicant choose to defer the PWD Utility Review, they will accept the associated risk including unknown limitations including but not limited to public water and sewer availability, meter access and location, service pipe sizing, and right-of-way impacts. The applicant must still meet all L&I requirements and PWD cannot guarantee that L&I will issue the Building Permit prior to the 12/31/2020 deadline. The applicant will be required to obtain a PWD Utility Plan Approval before any associated plumbing, fire suppression, or water/sewer connection permits will be issued. 

Important Information:

  • The Deferral Request Form must be properly completed with no missing information.
  • To obtain a deferral, a completed Deferral Request Form must be received by PWD by 5pm EST on 12/18/2020.
  • The completed Deferral Request Form must be attached to an email submitted to Louis.Taxman@phila.gov, with the subject line: “PWD Deferral Request Form: Property Address, L&I Building Permit number”, and will be not be accepted by any other means.
  • Only one Property Address and associated building permit number is allowed per Deferral Request Form.
  • The Utility Plan Deferral Request Form does not relieve the applicant of obtaining other federal, state, and local permits.