The director of building and zoning and the fire chief shall conduct the village's elevator safety and inspection program in accordance with the agreement between the village and the state fire marshal. The elevator safety and inspection standards applicable to the village's program are those standards established by the state fire marshal. The following standards have been on file with the village clerk for at least thirty (30) days prior to the enactment of this section and are adopted by reference as the required standards in the village:
A. American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME):
1. Safety code for elevators and escalators: ASME A17.1-2005, A17.1(a)-2005, and A17.1(s)-2005;
2. Guide for inspection of elevators, escalators, and moving walks: ASME 17.2-2004;
3. Safety code for existing elevators and escalators: ASME A17.3-2005;
4. Safety standard for platform lifts and stairway chairlifts: ASME A18.1-2005; and
5. Standard for the qualification of elevator inspectors: ASME QEI-1-2004.
B. American National Standards:
1. Safety requirements for personal hoists and employee elevators: ANSI A10.4-2004.
C. American Society Of Civil Engineers (ASCE):
1. Automated people mover standards: ASCE 21-2000.
D. Additional Standards: In addition, when an elevator is installed in a building within Lake Zurich, the following standards apply:
1. At least one elevator must be provided for fire department emergency access to all floors.
2. At least one elevator shall be designed to accommodate an ambulance stretcher with the dimensions of twenty four inches by eighty two inches (24" x 82").
3. At least one key box must be provided for every three (3) elevators installed.
4. At least two (2) keys for firefighter emergency operation must be provided for each elevator.
5. Elevator key boxes must be located at a village approved location in the lobby area of the elevator and no further than fifteen feet (15') from any elevator. An elevator key box must be within sight of the doors of any elevator.
6. The fire department must be provided with two (2) keys to open the elevator key boxes for every elevator key box installed.
7. Fire sprinkler protection must be provided at the top and bottom of each shaft and in all rooms containing elevator control equipment.
8. The "emergency call" features of every elevator must be directed to the Lake Zurich dispatch center by dialing 9-1-1 through a dedicated ANI/ALI telephone line. (Ord. 2008-04-552, 4-7-2008)