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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1984-0575INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER Snow ORDINANCE No. 575 Series of 1984 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5-32 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS ANSI A17.1-1981 AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES AND FEES FOR INSPECTING AND TESTING SUCH CONVEYANCES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO THAT: Section 1. Section 5-32 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph (h): Section 5-32(h). Section 5101, Chapter 51 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Section 5101(a) The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life, limb, property and public welfare by establishing minimum requirements regulating the design, construction, alteration, operation and maintenance of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks and by establishing procedures by which these requirements may be enforced. Section 5101(b) This chapter shall apply to new and existing installations of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and moving walks; requiring permits therefor;and providing for the inspection and maintenance of such conveyances. Section 5101(c) There is hereby adopted, by reference, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A 17.1 - 1981 - American National Standard Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, issued on October 22, 1981, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (ASME). Three copies of said Code shall be available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Wheat Ridge. Section 5101(d) Permits Required. It shall be unlawful to hereafter install any new elevator, moving walk, escalator or dumbwaiter, to make major alterations to any existing elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk without having first obtained a permit for such installation from the building official. Permits shall not be required for maintenance or minor alterations. Section 5101(e) 1. Certificates of Inspection Required. It shall be unlawful to operate any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk without a current Certificate of Inspection issued by the building official. Such certifi- cate shall be issued annually upon payment of prescribed fees and the presentation of a valid inspection report indicating that the conveyance is safe and that the inspection was made within the previous six months. Certificates shall not be issued when the conveyance is posted as unsafe pursuant to Section 5101(g) EXCEPTION: Certificates of Inspection shall not be required for conveyances within a dwelling unit. 2. Application for a Certificate of Inspection shall be made by the owner of an elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk. Applications shall be accompanied by an inspection report approved by the building official. Fees as specified in this section shall be paid at the time of application. 3. The fee for the Annual Certificate of Inspection for existing installations shall be $45.00. This fee shall not apply to new installations. New installation permit fees include charges for the first year's annual inspection. Section 5101(f) The owner shall be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of each elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk installation and shall cause periodic inspections, tests and maintenance to be made on such conveyances as required in the ANSI Code. All costs of such inspections and tests shall be paid by the owner. Section 5101(g) When an inspection reveals an unsafe condition, the inspector shall immediately file with the owner and the building official a full and true report of such inspection and such unsafe condition. If the building official finds that the unsafe condition endangers human life, he shall cause to be placed on such elevator, escalator or moving walk in a conspicuous place, a notice stating that such conveyance is unsafe. The owner shall see to it that such notice of unsafe condition is legibly maintained where placed by the building official. The building official shall also issue an order in writing to the owner requiring the repairs or alterations to be made to such conveyance which are necessary to render it safe and may order the operation thereof discontinued until the repairs or alterations are made or the unsafe conditions are removed. A posted notice of unsafe conditions shall be removed only by the building official when he is satisfied that the unsafe conditions have been corrected. Section 2. Authority to enter into contract. The City of Wheat Ridge, upon the advice of the Building Official, is hereby empowered to enter into, and the Mayor is authorized to sign, an Agreement with other municipalities empowering the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to provide for inspections by an inspector selected by DRCOG and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed in said Agreement within the boundaries of the City of Wheat Ridge as though said inspector was an employee of the City of Wheat Ridge. Section 3. Violation and Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to wreck, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the Uniform Building Code. In addition to the penalties set forth in Section 1-6 of this Code of Laws (which penalties are applicable to violations of this Ordinance) the City is hereby empowered to enforce the provisions hereof through injunctive or other equitable relief. Section 4. Severability. If any part or parts of this ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared invalid. Section 5. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to these objectives. Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on this 14th day of May , 1984; ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for June 25 , 1984 at 7:30 o'clock p.m., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge Colorado. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 8 to 0 this 25th day of JUNE , 1984. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 26th day of JUNE , 1984. ATTEST: Wanda Sang, 'City Crk zy~ 1st Publication May 17, 1984 2nd Publication June 28, 1984 Effective Date July 27, 1984 APPROVED AS TO FORM BY OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY: Frank Stit s, Mayor C.:7 C- C= r c.