(A) For purposes of this section and § 154.09, the word CONVEYANCE shall mean and be defined as any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving sidewalk, platform lift, stairway chairlift or automated people mover.
(B) All conveyances within the city shall register and pay the associated fee to the Office of the State Fire Marshal ("OSFM"), and the city shall cooperate with the OSFM to put conveyances that are not registered out of service and to report to the OSFM the names of the owners of conveyances that fail to register, within 30 days after the city has determined that a conveyance is not registered.
(C) (1) Prior to use, all conveyances shall be inspected and issued a certificate of operation. After the initial installation and inspection of a conveyance, it shall be inspected annually, except that a certificate of operation is renewable every three years for a conveyance:
(a) That is located in a building owned and occupied by any church, synagogue or other building, structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and is the only conveyance in the building;
(b) That is under the jurisdiction of the city;
(c) That is limited in use to two levels; and
(d) For which the church, synagogue or other building, structure or place used primarily for religious worship has an annual maintenance examination that includes the applicable category tests.
(2) For these occupancies, on-site witnessing of the category test shall be witnessed every three years. Records of the applicable maintenance checks and elevator category test results shall be maintained on-site by the building owner. The inspections shall be conducted by a certified elevator inspector of the city or with whom the city has by contractual agreement arranged for inspections to be conducted. Conveyances must successfully pass all required tests and inspections. Following an inspection or reinspection, if the conveyance is found to comply with the applicable standards for conveyances, the city shall send to the property owner a certificate of operation and an invoice for the inspection fee. The certificate of operation shall be valid for a period not to exceed 12 months unless suspended or revoked. The certificate of operation shall be posted in a conspicuous location on the conveyance and shall be framed with a transparent cover.
(D) If the conveyance is found not to comply with the applicable standards for conveyances, the city shall send to the property owner an inspection report describing the deficiencies and an invoice for the inspection fee. Violations of the applicable standards for conveyances noted in the inspection report shall be corrected and the conveyance reinspected within 30 days following the issuance of the inspection report.
(E) Whenever the city determines from the results on any inspection that, in the interest of public safety, a conveyance is in an unsafe condition, the city may seal the conveyance, revoke a certificate of operation and/or order that its use be discontinued until the city determines by inspection that the conveyance has been satisfactorily repaired or replaced so that the conveyance may be operated in a safe manner. The city may suspend or revoke any certificate of operation if it finds that the conveyance is not in compliance with the applicable standards for conveyances. Any conveyance operated without a current valid certificate of operation shall be deemed unsafe for purposes of this section.
(F) It shall be unlawful to:
(1) Operate a conveyance without a current valid certificate of operation;
(2) Operate a conveyance that has been sealed or the use of which has been ordered to be discontinued prior to the city's determining by inspection that the conveyance has been satisfactorily repaired or replaced so that the conveyance may be operated in a safe manner;
(3) Falsify a certificate of operation;
(4) Refuse to allow an inspector access to the conveyance or its equipment for inspection; or
(5) Fail to correct violations of the applicable standards for conveyances noted in an inspection report within 30 days following the issuance of the inspection report.
(G) Each day that a violation of this section occurs constitutes a separate offense.
(Ord. 08-27, passed 9-30-08; Am. Ord. 21-31, passed 10-26-21)