Pursuant to the provisions of § 124 of the General Municipal
Law of the State of New York, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Great
Neck hereby provides for the maintenance and inspection of elevators within
the Village.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ELEVATOR
A hoisting or lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform
which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and which serves
two or more floors or levels of a building or structure.
In the event that an elevator is not inspected as required herein or,
in the event that an elevator is inspected and the Elevator Inspector determines
that said elevator is not in good working condition, then the Building Inspector
shall have the power to issue a written order requiring the owner to cease
the use of said elevator until such time as said elevator is inspected or
until such time as the elevator is in good working condition, as the case
may be. The Building Inspector shall issue said order only in the event that
he has a reasonable basis for believing that the elevator is not in good working
condition and that the defect in said elevator creates a danger of personal
injury to persons using said elevator. Any such order shall be directed to
the address of the owner, the owner's managing agent or to such other person
as has been designated by the owner by a writing delivered to the Village.
Mirrors shall be placed in the rear of all elevators so as to make the
interiors thereof visible prior to entering such elevators.
All buildings with elevators shall post signs on each floor serviced
by the elevator directing persons to use stairways during a fire emergency.
The signs shall be located on a wall adjacent to the exterior call button
for the elevator not less than 48 inches nor more than 60 inches above the
floor and shall carry the following legend in at least one-half-inch-high
lettering: "In case of fire, use stairways."
Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this
chapter or who violates or fails to comply with any order or requirement of
the Building Inspector or other officer charged with the duty of inspecting
elevators shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine or by imprisonment
as more particularly provided for in § 124 of the General Municipal
Law.