For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CRANE. A machine for lifting or hovering a load and moving it horizontally, in which the consisting mechanism is an integral part of the machine. It may be driven manually or by power and may be a fixed or mobile machine and includes tower crane and mobile tower crane. The term does not include stackers, lift trucks, power shovels, backhoes, excavators, concrete pouring equipment, or straddle type mobile boat hoists.
HOISTING EQUIPMENT. Includes mast climbing work platforms, tower cranes, mobile cranes and personnel and material hoists.
MAST. A vertical structure that supports and guides the elevating assembly.
MAST CLIMBING WORK PLATFORM. A powered device consisting of an elevating assembly, base or chassis and mast, that when erected, is capable of supporting personnel, material, equipment, tools, and is capable of traveling vertically in infinitely adjustable increments to reach the desire work level.
MOBILE CRANES. A mobile or locomotive crane covered within the scope defined in current, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.5 standards and includes crawler cranes, locomotive cranes, wheel mounted cranes, and any variation hereof that retain the same fundamental characteristics.
PERSONNEL AND MATERIAL HOIST. A mechanism and its hoistway for use in connection with the construction, alteration, on-going maintenance or demolition of a building, structure or other work. It is used for hoisting and lowering workers or material or both, and is equipped with a car that moves vertically on guide members.
TOWER CRANE. A hammerhead, lulling, or other type of tower crane that is regularly assembled and disassembled for use at various sites. It is usually characterized by provisions to facilitate erection and dismantling and may include features to permit climbing or telescoping.
(Ord. 11-16, passed 6-13-11)
This chapter shall provide a uniform standard for the erection of tower cranes and mobile cranes within the City of Paxton, Illinois, on applicable threshold buildings that are buildings greater than 25 feet in height. This chapter shall be of uniform applicability throughout the city. The following hoisting equipment is specifically exempted from the application of this chapter:
(A) Mobile cranes having a boom length of less than 25 feet or a maximum rated load capacity of less than 15,000 pounds;
(B) Electric line trucks;
(C) Aerial work platforms or boom supported platforms covered by the ANSI/SIA A92 series of standards; and
(D) Taxi/mobile rough terrain cranes, boom trucks, and lattice boom crawler cranes with a limited use of 15 consecutive calendar days or less.
(Ord. 11-16, passed 6-13-11)
(A) The permit applicant shall submit to the city’s Building Inspector all required applications and/or approvals related to the operation of the crane on site, including but not limited to any required by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) pursuant to 14 CFR Part 77 and FAA Advisory Circular AC70/7460-2K. Prior to the erection of the crane, the permit applicant shall submit to the Building Inspector a crane operational plan which includes:
(1) A site plan identifying the location of the crane; clearances from power lines, including overhead power lines; the location of adjacent buildings; and the structural foundation of the crane;
(2) Documentation as to the qualifications of the crane operator;
(3) Documentation of the crane inspections performed periodically by a qualified and competent crane inspector to ensure that safety measures are in place during operation;
(4) Documentation that the crane lighting meets all FAA requirements; and
(5) Documentation of communication and signaling requirements for use with the operation of a crane.
(B) Failure to provide the Building Inspector with a crane operational plan may result in one or all of the following:
(1) Issuance of a stop-work order; and
(2) The imposition of fines as set forth in § 119.99.
(Ord. 11-16, passed 6-13-11) Penalty, see § 119.99
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