[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Atlantic
Beach 11-8-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 74.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
- ELEVATOR
- Any device designed or used for the purpose of moving people or material from one floor to another in a vertical manner, excluding the following: dumbwaiters, escalators or similar devices.
A.
It shall be the duty of the owner or agent of a building
which has a passenger or freight elevator therein contained to register and
provide the Department of Buildings of the Village of Atlantic Beach with
an inspection report which shall be obtained from a recognized elevator repair
or installation company or from an insurance company.
B.
The necessary inspection and testing of passenger and
freight elevators shall be made during the months of January and July of each
year.
C.
If the owner of a building fails, neglects or refuses
to obtain an inspection of any elevator therein contained, the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Atlantic Beach shall be authorized to cause said inspection
to be made at the expense of the owner of the building.
All elevators shall comply with the requirements of the New York State
Fire Prevention and Building Code, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ANSI A 17.1) and New York Codes, Rules and Regulations Part 8.
An inspection report relating to passenger or freight elevators shall
indicate that the elevator is in proper working condition and complies with
the regulations and standards applicable to elevators as prescribed in the
New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code and generally accepted trade
standards.
A passenger elevator car shall be equipped with a mirror in the rear
of same in order to make the interior thereof visible prior to a persons entry
into the elevator car. Said mirror shall be convex and no less than eight
inches in diameter.
After any elevator has been inspected and is found to conform with the
requirements of this chapter, a record shall be made on a card provided by
the Department of Buildings of the Village of Atlantic Beach and thereafter
posted in the elevator car which has been inspected and approved. It shall
be unlawful to remove or deface said card.
The fee for each elevator inspection made by the Building Inspector
of the Village of Atlantic Beach shall be as set forth, from time to time,
by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
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
an inspector or other officer charged with the duty of inspecting elevators
shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or
by imprisonment for not more than 15 days.
