Application for a Hazardous Materials License – Philadelphia, PA

The Application for a Hazardous Materials License (form L_033_F, marked FORM - AB) is the City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) form used to apply for a NEW Hazardous Materials License for activity at a specific property in Philadelphia.

The two-page form is built in three parts and a declaration:

• Part A records the property address, the owner's name, address, email and phone, the Pennsylvania corporations in which the applicant holds an equity interest, the Philadelphia Business Tax # and Commercial Activity License #, the date the activity started at the property, a description of the activity or business, and the types of hazardous material involved.
• Part B asks you to verify that all City of Philadelphia taxes, charges and fees are current, that the building complies with the Zoning Code, and that a Certificate of Occupancy is valid, if applicable.
• Part C lists the limits and conditions that apply to a licensed operation.
• The Declaration and Signature block carries the owner's signed certification.

The form covers a new license only; it says nothing about renewals. L&I publishes it with other applications for business licenses, such as those for pawn shops, precious metal dealers and hot work. The form states that false statements can lead to possible revocation of licenses and other penalties prescribed by law or ordinance.

The main group is the property owner who wants a new Hazardous Materials License for a location in Philadelphia where hazardous materials are handled. The form asks for the owner's name, address, email and phone, and it is the owner who signs the declaration.

Conditions the form attaches:

• You must name all Pennsylvania corporations, including limited liability corporations, in which you have any equity interest, whether direct or held through tiers of a corporate structure such as parent-subsidiary.
• If the legal entity is a "company", up to two corporate owners must be named.
• You must be able to confirm in Part B that City taxes, charges and fees are current and that the building complies with the Zoning Code.

Do not use this form for anything other than a NEW Hazardous Materials License; it is headed for new applications only. The form provides a signature line for the owner only and prints no rule for another person to sign on the owner's behalf.

Use this form when you need a new Hazardous Materials License for activity at a property; the form is headed for a NEW license. No due date, validity period or renewal cycle is printed on it.

The form asks for the date the activity started at the property, so have that date ready. Part B also asks you to confirm that all City of Philadelphia taxes, charges and fees are current and that the building complies with the Zoning Code, so settle those points before you apply. Because the owner signs the declaration and the application must be submitted in person, complete and sign it before you go to L&I.

There are two channels: in person at the Permit and License Center, or online through L&I. The form itself says DO NOT MAIL THIS APPLICATION and that it must be submitted in person.

• In person: take the completed, signed application to the Permit and License Center in the MSB Concourse, as the L&I page for miscellaneous business license materials directs.
• Online: the same L&I page says you can apply for these licenses online; it gives no portal address in the text available here, so start from the L&I miscellaneous business license materials page.
• By mail: not accepted. Both the form and the L&I page say not to mail applications.

The form prints no fee, address or processing time, so contact L&I for anything beyond this. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.