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ORDINANCE NO. 128
Series of 1973
TITLE: AN AMENDMENT TO WHEAT RIDGE CITY ORDINANCE NO. 107 PERTAINING
TO THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE AS PART OF THE BUILDING CODE
OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO THAT:
Ordinance No. 107 is to be amended by adding Subsection k to Section 6
of Ordinance No. 107 as follows:
Section 6. Deletion, modification or amendments to the Uniform
Fire Code, 1971 Edition.
k. Operation of elevators under fire or other emergency
conditions.
The following operation is required for the use of fire-
men and other authorized personnel where need is established by
local authorities having jurisdiction. This operation shall also
be required in any building having more than four (4) stories and
which shall be served by automatic elevators.
1. Automatic passenger elevators shall conform to
the following:
a. A two position keyed switch shall be
provided at a main floor of a single elevator or
of a group of elevators. When the switch is in
the "ON" position, all elevators controlled by
this switch and which are in normal service shall
return non-stop to the main floor, and the doors
shall open.
1. An elevator travelling away from the
main floor shall reverse at the next available
floor without opening its doors.
2. Door opening devices for power-
operated doors which may be affected by smoke
or heat so as to prevent door closure shall
be rendered inoperative.
3. Elevators equipped with power-
operated doors and standing at a floor other
than the main floor, with doors open, shall
close doors without delay.
4. When it is considered safe t3do so,
the elevators, except those in emergency
service, may be returned to normal service
by moving the keyed switch to the "OFF" position.
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b. The return to a main floor may be
initiated by heat and/or smoke sensing devices
in the building independently of the keyed switch
required by 1 (a) except that such devices at the
main floor shall not initiate the return of the
elevators. If so, the switch required at a main
floor shall have three positions. The third
position shall restore normal service independent
of the heat and/or smoke-sensing device.
c. A keyed switch shall be provided in or
adjacent to an operating panel of each elevator.
This switch, when operated, shall put the elevator
on emergency service.
1. When on emergency service, an
elevator shall be operable only by a person
in the elevator.
2. Elevators on emergency service shall
not respond to elevator calls.
3. The opening of power-operated doors
shall be controlled only by continuous pres-
sure on "open" buttons or switches. If the
open button switch is released during the
"open" motion the doors shall automatically
reclose.
4. Door-opening devices for power-
operated doors which may be affected by smoke
or heat so as to prevent door closure shall
be rendered inoperative.
d. Keys or the switches required by 1 (a)
1 (c) shall be kept on the premises by the person
responsible for the maintenance and operation of
the elevators, in a location readily accessible
to authorized persons in an emergency, but not
where they are available to the public.
2. Elevators operated only by a designated operator in
the car shall be provided with a signal system to permit signal-
ling the operator from the main floor to return non-stop to a
designated main floor.
Power operated doors and door-reopening devices shall conform
to 1 (a) 2 and 1 (c) 3 and 4.
3. Elevators arranged for dual operations shall, when
on automatic operation, conform to 1 above, and when on opera-
tion only by designated operator in the car, conform to 2 above.
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Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force thirty (30) days after publication following final
passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on
first reading by a vote of C to ❑ this 19th day of
riril , A.D., 1973.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on second and
final reading by a vote of 6 to 0 this 10th day of
Mav , A.D., 1973.
ALBERT E. ANDERSON
ATTEST:
Louise F. Turner City Clerk
MAYOR
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AND PUBLICATION
We, Louise F. Turner and Helen Elise McMillen hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 128 was duly published in the
Wheat Ridge Sentinel on the 26th day of April 1973
and posted by us following first rearing on the 27th
day of April _ 1973 at the following locations within
the City of Wheat Ridge:
Wheat Ridge Post Office
Wheat Ridge Branch Library
Westridge Sanitation District
Columbia Heights School
Prospect Valley Fire Department
Wheat Ridge City Office
Wheat Ridge Council Chambers
We, Louise F. Turner and Helen Elise McMillen hereby
ceritfy that
Ordinance
No.
128 was
duly
published
in the
Wheat Ridge
Sentinel on
the
17th
day of
May
_ 1973
and posted by us following second reading on the 18th
day
of
1973 at the above listed locations within
the
City
of Wheat
Ridge.
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Louise F. Turner
City Clerk
Helen Elise cMillen
Deputy City Clerk