(A) All elevators shall have key operated override and recall controls, as approved by the Bureau of Fire Prevention. The recall control shall be located on the ground floor. The override control in each elevator shall override all elevator call devices. No elevator call device shall be sensitive to heat, water, light or smoke.
(B) At least one elevator shall be designed to allow access to and hold an ambulance crew of two and a cot of not less than 24 inches by 86 inches in size with a patient in horizontal position. This elevator shall be marked with the international symbol for emergency medical services (Star of Life) at the elevator access on the level(s) of exit discharge. The symbol shall be not less than three inches high and be located on both sides of the elevator doorframe.
(C) Emergency door access and emergency access keys for elevators shall be provided on all floors of the building.
(D) Two-way communications shall be connected to the Romeoville Fire Department Dispatch Center emergency number, 9-1-1 or other location approved by the Fire Marshal.
(E) All new and existing buildings that have an elevator shall have an elevator rapid entry key box (elevator knox box). The type to be used shall be the style and manufacturer approved by the Romeoville Fire Department. The location of the key box shall be installed at the call floor of the elevator and determined by the Fire Department with a height not to exceed six feet from the floor. All keys required to gain entry into and control the elevator will be provided in the box(es). If changes are made to the elevator keys, controls or locks the Fire Department shall be notified immediately to change the keys stored in the box.
(Ord. 05-0251, passed 3-16-05; Am. Ord. 11-0923, passed 9-21-11; Am. Ord. 11-0935, passed 11-2-11; Am. Ord. 12-1016, passed 11-7-12; Am. Ord. 17-1347, passed 3-1-17; Am. Ord. 22-1811, passed 12-7-22)