Philadelphia Building Plan Review Times for Business Licenses

L&I plan review times are tracked by the City of Philadelphia, focusing on the department-specific portion of the permit process. The dataset distinguishes records involving variances, which typically show longer review periods. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the impact of a 'variance' flag on L&I-specific review duration.
• Model typical review times for standard permits by excluding variance-affected records.
• Benchmark departmental performance by tracking review time trends over a period.
• Identify outliers in review periods for further investigation into process delays.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative City of Philadelphia government.
• Explicit documentation notes the distinction between L&I-specific and total review times.
• A specific data field ('variance') is identified as a key factor influencing review duration.

Limitations

• The total number of records and specific columns are unknown, limiting reproducibility.
• It only covers the L&I portion, not the total permit review time affected by external factors.
• The sample size and temporal coverage range are not specified.

Provenance

Source

City of Philadelphia

Collection Method

Collected from departmental permit review systems.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating regular maintenance.

Geography

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA