[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Stone Harbor as Sec. 13-14 of the 1982 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 178.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 230.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 294.
The following elevators and lifts are required to be inspected periodically as set forth below:
A. 
Electric elevator.
B. 
Hydraulic elevator.
C. 
Roped hydraulic elevator.
D. 
Escalators.
E. 
Moving walks.
F. 
Dumbwaiters.
G. 
Stairway chairlifts.
H. 
Inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts.
I. 
Manlifts.
A. 
The owner of any elevator or other lift as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.1, known as the elevator safety subcode, will be required to pay inspection fees for the inspection of each such elevator or lift, the amount of said fees to be determined within the parameters as set forth by the State of New Jersey.
B. 
For all devices listed in § 266-1 above, which are not in Use Groups R-3, R-4 or R-5 or exempt devices in Use Group R-2 structures, all inspections will be done through the Elevator Safety Unit, Department of Community Affairs, CN-816, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625.
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
A. 
On or before July 1, 1992, and thereafter as required by Subsection E below, the owner of every existing structure containing one or more elevator devices, other than a structure in Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5 or other than an elevator device wholly within a dwelling unit in an R-2 structure that is not accessible to the general public, shall register each elevator device with the Department on a form provided by the Commissioner.
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
B. 
The owner of every new structure containing one or more elevator devices, other than a structure in Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5, shall register each elevator device with the Department, on a form provided by the Commissioner, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
C. 
Each filed registration form shall contain the following information for each elevator device:
(1) 
The identification or code number for each individual device;
(2) 
The name of the device's owner or the owner's representative;
(3) 
The mailing address and phone number of the person listed in Subsection C(2), above;
(4) 
The street address of the building or structure, including lot and block number, where the device is located;
(5) 
The type of device;
(6) 
The vertical travel of the device in number of feet and stories, or horizontal feet of travel of the walk or other device;
(7) 
The rating load of the device in pounds;
(8) 
The occupancy load in number of persons;
(9) 
The speed of the elevator in feet per minute;
(10) 
The manufacturer of the device;
(11) 
The date of installation, if known, and date of last inspection performed; and
(12) 
Special devices, such as, but not limited to, oil buffers, counterweights, governors and safeties, and auxiliary power generators.
D. 
Each Construction Official shall provide the Department with the following information concerning each device within the municipality:
(1) 
The name and mailing address of the owner or owner's representative of each device; and
(2) 
The street address, including lot and block number, where the device is located.
E. 
If the ownership of a structure containing one or more elevator devices, other than a structure in Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5 or a device in an R-2 structure exempted under Subsection A above, is transferred, whether by sale, gift, assignment, intestate succession, testate devolution, reorganization, receivership, foreclosure or execution process, the new owner shall file a notice of change of ownership, with the appropriate reregistration fee, with the Department within 60 days of the date of transfer. A device in an R-2 structure exempted by Subsection A above which, because of alterations in design or changes in ownership or management, is no longer wholly within one residential unit or which otherwise becomes accessible to the general public shall be registered within 60 days of its change in status.
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
The initial registration fee for each elevator device in any structure that is not in Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5 or that is not in an exempted R-2 structure shall be $54. A reregistration fee of $54 shall be required for each structure containing one or more elevator devices upon change of ownership.
A. 
The Department fees for witnessing acceptance tests and performing inspections shall be as follows:
(1) 
The basic fees for elevator devices in structures not in Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5 or in an exempted R-2 structure shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
(a) 
Traction and winding drum elevators:
[1] 
One to 10 floors: $243.
[2] 
Over 10 floors: $405.
(b) 
Hydraulic elevators: $216.
(c) 
Roped hydraulic elevators: $243.
(d) 
Escalators, moving walks: $216.
(e) 
Dumbwaiters: $54.
(f) 
Stairway chairlifts, inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts and manlifts: $54.
(2) 
Additional charges for devices equipped with the following features shall be as follows:
(a) 
Oil buffer (charge per oil buffer): $43.
(b) 
Counterweight governor and safeties: $108.
(c) 
Auxiliary power generator: $81.
(3) 
The Department fee for elevator devices in structures in Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5 or otherwise exempt devices in R-2 structures shall be $162. This fee shall be waived when signed statements and supportive inspection and acceptance test reports are filed by an approved qualified agent or agency in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.19 and 2.20.
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
(4) 
The fee for witnessing acceptance tests of, and performing inspections of, alterations shall be $50.
B. 
The Department fees for routine and periodic tests and inspections for elevator devices in structures not in Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5 or otherwise exempt devices in R-2 structures shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
(1) 
The fee for the six-month routine inspection of elevator devices shall be as follows:
(a) 
Traction and winding drum elevators:
[1] 
One to 10 floors: $151.
[2] 
Over 10 floors: $194.
(b) 
Hydraulic elevators: $108.
(c) 
Roped hydraulic elevators: $151.
(d) 
Escalators, moving walks: $151.
(2) 
The fee for the one-year periodic inspection and witnessing of tests of elevator devices, which shall include a six-month routine inspection, shall be:
(a) 
Traction and winding drum elevators:
[1] 
One to 10 floors: $216.
[2] 
Over 10 floors: $259.
(b) 
Hydraulic elevators: $162.
(c) 
Roped hydraulic elevators: $216.
(d) 
Escalators, moving walks: $346.
(e) 
Dumbwaiters: $86.
(f) 
Manlifts, stairway chairlifts, inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts: $130.
(3) 
Additional yearly periodic inspection charges for elevator devices equipped with the following features shall be as follows:
(a) 
Oil buffers (charge per oil buffer): $43.
(b) 
Counterweight governor and safeties: $86.
(c) 
Auxiliary power generator: $54.
(4) 
The fee for the three-year or five-year inspection of elevator devices shall be as follows:
(a) 
Traction and winding drum elevators:
[1] 
One to 10 floors (five-year inspection): $367.
[2] 
Over 10 floors (five-year inspection): $410.
(b) 
Hydraulic and roped hydraulic elevators:
[1] 
Three-year inspection: $270.
[2] 
Five-year inspection: $162.
C. 
When the Department is the enforcing agency, the fees set forth in Subsection B above shall be paid annually in accordance with the following schedule, which is based on the average of the fees to be collected over a five-year period:
(1) 
Basic annual fee as follows:
(a) 
Traction and winding drum elevators:
[1] 
One to 10 floors: $400.
[2] 
Over 10 floors: $486.
(b) 
Hydraulic elevators: $292.
(c) 
Roped hydraulic elevators: $324.
(d) 
Escalators, moving walks: $497.
(e) 
Dumbwaiters: $86.
(f) 
Stairway chairlifts, inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts, manlifts: $130.
(2) 
Additional charges for devices equipped with following features as follows:
(a) 
Oil buffers (charge per oil buffer): $43.
(b) 
Counterweight governor and safeties: $86.
(c) 
Auxiliary power generator: $54.
D. 
When the municipality is the enforcing agency fees shall be as follows:
(1) 
In connection with Use Groups R-3, R-4 and R-5 or otherwise exempt devices in R-2 structures the permit fee shall be $100. The fee for the installation of each dumbwaiter, chairlift, inclined or vertical wheelchair and manlift shall be $50.
[Amended 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1330]
(2) 
The plan review fee for any device listed in Subsection D above shall be $35.
A. 
In complying with this chapter, calculations concerning alterations, replacements, damages, increases in size and changes in use group, in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2, shall be performed using data for entire structures. The calculations in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2 shall not be applied to individual elevator devices.
B. 
Alterations of elevator devices are those defined in the current ASME A17.1 standard or other applicable standard referenced in the State Uniform Construction Code. Alteration provisions applicable to whole structures in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2 shall not be applied to elevator devices.
C. 
Alteration of elevator devices shall be deemed to be "minor work" within the meaning of N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.17A.