7-3-9: ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR STANDARDS:
The installation, repair, or modification of elevators, escalators, and other conveyances after the effective date of this section shall be in accordance with the following standards, which regulations are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference, and at least three (3) copies of each of said standards have been on file and available for public inspection and/or copying in the office of the village clerk for at least thirty (30) days prior to the adoption hereof:
   A.   Safety code for elevators and escalators (ASME A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07) and performance based safety code for elevators and escalators (ASME A17.7-2007/CSA B44.7-07).
   B.   Guide for inspection of elevators, escalators, and moving walks (ASME A17.2-2004).
   C.   Safety code for existing elevators and escalators (ASME A17.3-2005). Only upgrades required by application of the safety code for existing elevators and escalators must be completed no later than January 1, 2015 (see public act 096-0054, section 35(h)). With respect to ASME A17.3-2005, "safety code for existing elevators and escalators", upgrades required by section 35(h) must be completed no later than January 1, 2015.
   D.   Safety standard for platform lifts and stairway chairlifts (ASME A18.1-2005).
   E.   Standard for the qualification of elevator inspectors (ASME QEI-1-2007).
   F.   Automated people mover standard (ASCE 21-05), part 1, 2006.
   G.   Automated people mover standards (ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21.2-08), parts 2, 3, and 4, 2008.
   American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Three Park Avenue, New York, New York
   American Society Of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400
   H.   The following records shall be maintained by the building permit coordinator of the village:
   1.   Copies of all inspection reports;
   2.   Copies of all permit applications;
   3.   Copies of all permits issued;
   4.   Maintain a record of the number of certificates of operation issued; and
   5.   Copies of all variances/exceptions issued.
   I.   The owner of all conveyances in the village shall be required to register with and pay the associated fee to the office of the state fire marshal ("OSFM") and such conveyances shall be put out of service and the names of the owners of those conveyances that fail to register shall be reported to the OSFM within thirty (30) days of determination that the conveyance is not registered.
   J.   No conveyance covered by this section shall be erected, constructed, installed, or altered within buildings or structures within this state unless a permit has been obtained from the village before the work is commenced.
   K.   The village shall keep all permits it issues on file for a period of not less than two (2) years from the date of issuance. Where any material alteration is made, the device shall conform to applicable requirements in ASME A17.1, ASME A18.1, or ASCE 21.
   L.   No permit required under this section shall be issued except to a person, firm, or corporation holding a current elevator contractor's license, duly issued pursuant to the elevator safety and regulation act 1 ("the act"), except that a permit to alter a conveyance may be issued to an entity exempted from licensure under subsection (a) of section 40 of the act.
   M.   A copy of the permit shall be kept at the construction site at all times while the work is in progress. (Ord. 2011-O-07, 4-6-2011; amd. Ord. 2020-O-05, 2-4-2020)

 

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1. 225 ILCS 312.