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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Buffalo 4-24-1990,[1] effective 5-8-1990; amended in its entirety 7-25-2000, effective 8-7-2000. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Building construction and demolition; fire prevention — See Ch. 103. Fees — See Ch. 175. [1] Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Ch. 167, Elevators, derived from Art. X of Ch. XI of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974, of the City of Buffalo.

A. Equipment covered by this chapter: all equipment in accordance with, and contained within, Sub-Chapter G, Part 1250, Generally Accepted Referenced Standards, of the current edition of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. B. Applicability. (1) This chapter covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of all listed equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways, when located in or adjacent to a building or structure. (2) Compliance with the applicable provisions of a generally accepted referenced standard shall constitute compliance with this chapter and the Codes of New York State.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] C. Purpose and exceptions. (1) The purp...

ADMINISTRATORS The Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services and the Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets or their designees.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

ASME-ANSI A17.1 ELEVATOR SAFETY CODE (ALSO KNOWN AS "REFERENCED STANDARD-60" AND/OR "RS-60") The National Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, produced by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, in conjunction with the American National Standard Institute, as adopted by the New York State Department of State. (See Title 19, NYCRR of the Codes of New York State.)[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

BOARD The Elevator Safety Review Board described in § 167-3 of this chapter.

CERTIFICATE OF OPERATION A document issued to property owners that indicates that the elevating equipment on the premises complies with the provisions of this chapter and the Codes of New York State.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

CONVEYANCE Any equipment listed in the current adopted edition of the ANSI A17.1, Elevator/Escalator Safety Code, including but not limited to any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving sidewalk or wheelchair lift, including vertical wheelchair lifts, inclined wheelchair lifts and inclined stairway chairlifts.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

DORMANT ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER OR ESCALATOR Any elevator or dumbwaiter whose cables have been removed, whose car and counterweight rests at the bottom of the shaftway and whose shaftway doors are permanently boarded up or barricaded on the inside, or an escalator whose main power feed lines have been disconnected, or a hydraulic elevator whose operating fluids (oil, water, etc.) have been removed from the system and the supply line broken and capped.

ELEVATOR A hoisting or lowering mechanism, equipped with a car or platform, which moves in guide rails and serves two or more landings as covered in § 167-1A of this chapter.

ELEVATOR INSTALLER Any person, firm or corporation who possesses an elevator installer's license in accordance with the provisions of § 167-6 and who is engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related mechanisms covered by this chapter.

ESCALATOR A power-driven, inclined, continuous stairway used for raising or lowering passengers.

EXISTING INSTALLATION An installation that has been completed or is under construction prior to the effective date of this chapter.

GENERALLY ACCEPTED REFERENCED STANDARDS A specification, code, rule, guide or procedure in the field of construction, or field related thereto, recognized as authoritative. Compliance with the applicable provisions of a referenced standard shall constitute compliance with this chapter and the Codes of New York State.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

INDIVIDUAL LIMITED INSTALLER'S LICENSE A written license which is issued to an individual, self-employed or employed by a licensed firm or company, who has proven his/her qualifications and ability through examination. The license shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining vertical and inclined wheelchair lifts and inclined stairway chairlifts within any structure, including but not limited to private residences. Fees as set forth in Chapter 175, Fees, shall be paid for said license.

INSPECTOR'S LICENSE A license which is issued to a QEI certified elevator inspector who has proven his/her qualifications and ability and has been authorized by the Elevator Safety Review Board to possess this type of license. It shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of inspecting elevators or related mechanisms covered by this chapter.

INSTALLATION A complete elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, material lift, inclined lift or moving walk, including its hoistway, hoistway enclosures and related construction, and all machinery and equipment necessary for its operation.

INSTALLER'S LICENSE A license which is issued to an elevator installer who has proven his/her qualifications and ability and has been authorized by the Elevator Safety Review Board to possess this type of license. It shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related equipment covered by this chapter.

LICENSE A written license, duly issued by the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services, authorizing a person, firm or company to carry on the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining or performing inspections of elevators or related mechanisms covered by this chapter.

LICENSEE The elevator inspector, elevator installer and/or limited installer.

LIMITED INSTALLER'S LICENSE