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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 904 04/30/1963 ,. 5IJ~/30/63 . r' "".""'", '. I ; .1- ORDDTANCE NO. Cf 01 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING r.i'OR ELEVATOH PER\![ rrs - FEES, ArviENDING THE MOU1~'T .pROSPECT MUNIC IPAL BUILDING CODE NOV/, THEHEFOHE, BE I'1' OHDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois: Section 1. That the Mount Prospect Municipal Building Code is hereby amended by changing paragraph 34 of Chapter III to paragraph 42 of said Chapter III. Section 2. That Chapter III of the Mount Prospect Municipal Building Code is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "34. Elevator Permits - Fees. It shall be unlawful to construct, install or alter any elevator in any building without first obtaining a permit from the Building Department to do same. "35. The ap:plication for a permit shall s:pecify the number and kind of equlpment which it is desired to lnstall, or the nature of the alteration to be made and the location of the building, structure Ol~ premises, and shall be accompanied by such drawings and specifications as shall be necessary to inform the Superintendent of Buildings of the same. If such drawings and specifications show that the equipment is to be installed or altered in conformity with the building provisions of this code, the Superintendent of Buildings shall approve the same and shall issue a permit to such applicant upon the payment by such appli- cant of the permit fee hereinafter named. It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or contractor to permit or allow the install- ation or alteration of any such equipment until a permit has been obtained, and the permit flee paid. "36. Fees for the issuance of a permit for the install- ation or alteration of an elevator shall be payable to the Village Finance Director when such permits are issued, and shall be charged as follows: " (1) (2) For each elevator servicing a up to and including three (3) For each elevator servicing a over three (3) stories. · · . building stories . building . . . ~tl;20. 00 . . . . . . . . $30.00 "37. Elevator Certificate Fees. Every elevator now or hereafter in operation together with hoist-way equipment, shall be inspected by the Building Superintendent twice each year, once prior to January 1 and once prior to Ju11 1. In no case shall any new equipment be placed in operation untl1 inspection of same has been made. It shall be the duty of every owner, agent, lessee and/or occupant of any building wherein such equipment is installed and of the person in charge or in control of such equipment to per- mit the making of an elevator inspection and all devices used in connection therewith upon demand being made by the Building Super- intendent within five days from the date such demand is made. ~"'-I.'__'L ~ . ... .1 . ....._..,~._ .u 1"""'" -" '10""" .., , "38. Whenever any elevator has been inspected and the tests herein required shall have been made of all safety devices with which such equipment is required to be equipped and the re- sult of such inspection and tests show such equipment to be in good condition, and that such safety devices are in good working condition and in good repair, it shall be the duty of the Super- intendent of Buildings, upon the payment of the inspection fee required by this Code, to issue or cause to be issued a certifi- cate setting forth the result of such inspection and tests and containing the date of inspection, the weight which such equipment will safely carry and a statement to the effect that the shaft doors, hoistway and all equipment, including safety devices, comply with all applicable provisions of this code. It shall be the joint and several duty of the owner, agent, lessee or occu- pant of the building in which such equipment is located and of each person in charge or control of such equipment to frame the certificate and place the s~ne in a conspicuous place in each elevator. The words "safe condition" in this section shall mean that it is safe for any load up to the approved weight named in such certificate. "39. Where the result of such inspection or tests shall show that such elevator is in an unsafe condition or~bad repair, or shall show that any of the safety devices which are required by the provisions of this code have not been installed or, if installed, are not in good working order or not in good repair, such certificate shall not be issued until such elevator, its hoistway and its equipment have been put in good working order. "40. Whenever any elevator inspector finds any eleva- tor, its hoistway and equipment in unsafe condition, he shall llrrmediately report the same to the elevator inspector in charge, who shall report it to the Superintendent of Buildings, together with a statement of all the facts relating to the condition of such equipment. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of Buildings, upon receiving from the elevator inspector in charge a report of the unsafe condition of such equipment, to order the operation of such equipment to be stopped and to remain inopera- tive until it has been placed in a safe condition and it shall be unlawful for any agent, owner, lessee or occupant of any building wherein any such equipment is located to permit or allow the same to be used after the receipt of written notice from the Superin- tendent of Buildings that such equipment is in an unsafe condition, until it has been restored to a safe and proper condition as re- quired by the provisions of this code. "41. The fee for semi-annual inspection of an elevator shall be: For each elevator servicing a building of three floors or less. . · · · · . · For each elevator servicing a building of more than three floors · · · · · · . . . . . . $7.50 . . . . . . 12.50" Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. passed this J 0 day of APproved this ,~n day of Attest"' ~e-, _IC-L Lr.4... .~. U/1~'"Y'-' President village Clerk a \1A Ilu Published this ~ day of ~' the ....~o. J...o _.:r- 1963 in . ("~l__' ,"-~"-",~".",_...._.,.,,,,---~,.,,...,,--~.,--,~'_'"