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A written license, duly issued by the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services, authorizing a person, firm or company who employs a licensed individual installer to carry on the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining vertical wheelchair lifts, inclined wheelchair lifts and inclined stairway chairlifts within any building or structure, including but not limited to private residences. The aforementioned wheelchair lifts and chairlifts shall conform to the requirements of ANSI A17.1, Part XXI, Sections 2100 - 2202, and may not exceed 10 feet nor penetrate a floor for private residences and conform to the requirements of ASME A18.1-2001, Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts[Am...

MATERIAL ALTERATION In accordance with the requirements contained in the RS-60 Standard, includes but is not limited to an increase in rated load or speed, an increase in dead weight of the car by more than 10%, an increase in rate of travel, a change in the type of operation or control, a change in classification from freight to passenger service, an increase in working pressure of more than 10% in hydraulic elevators, a change in type of operation in hydraulic elevators or a change in type of control; requires a full final acceptance inspection in accordance with the latest NYS adopted edition of ANSI A17.1 Code. (See the permit fee schedule for material alterations as set forth in Chapter 175, Fees.)[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

MATERIAL LIFT INSTALLER'S LICENSE A written license, duly issued by the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services, authorizing a person, firm, or company who employs a licensed individual lift installer to carry on the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining material lifts and within any building or structure. The aforementioned material lifts/conveyances shall conform to the requirements of RS 61-3 ASME/ANSI Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment, B20.1-93.[Added 9-18-2001, effective 10-1-2001]

MOVING SIDEWALK A type of passenger carrying device on which passengers stand or walk and in which the passenger-carrying surface remains parallel to this direction of motion and is uninterrupted as described in ANSI A17.1

NEW INSTALLATION Any installation not classified as an existing installation by definition, or an existing elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, material lift, inclined lift or moving walk moved to a new location subsequent to the effective date of this chapter.

PENETRATE A FLOOR To pass through or pierce the floor in such a way that the rectangular opening has four contiguous sides.

PRIVATE RESIDENCE A separate dwelling or a separate apartment in a multiple dwelling which is occupied by members of a single-family unit.

QUALIFIED ELEVATOR INSPECTOR (QEI) Any person, certified in accordance with the ASME QEI-1, Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, and who possesses an elevator inspector's license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the RS-60 Standard, and any person, firm or company who is engaged in the business of inspecting elevators or related mechanisms covered by this chapter.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003]

REPAIR The process of rehabilitation or replacement of parts that are basically the same as the original for the purpose of ensuring performance in accordance with the applicable Code requirements.

STOP The level at which passengers or freight can enter or exit the car.

A. No person, firm or company shall erect, construct, alter or replace, maintain, remove or dismantle any conveyance contained within buildings or structures within the City of Buffalo or structurally a part thereof unless an installer's license has been issued as described herein or working under the direct on-site supervision of a person, firm or company who is licensed pursuant to this chapter. A licensed installer is not required for removing or dismantling conveyances which are destroyed as a result of a complete demolition of a secured building or structure whereby no access is permitted therein to endanger the safety and welfare of a person. B. No person, firm or company shall inspect any conveyance within buildings or structures, including but ...

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] A. There is hereby created the Elevator Safety Review Board, herein referred to as the "Board" consisting of nine members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets or his delegate, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services or his delegate, and one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Fire or his delegate. The Mayor shall appoint the remaining six members of the Board as follows: one representative from a major elevator manufacturing company or its authorized distributor; one representative from an elevator servicing company; one representative from an insurance company; one representative of the architectural design profession; one representative of t...

The Board shall meet and organize within 10 days after the appointment of its members and at such meeting shall elect one Secretary of the Board to serve during the term to be fixed by the rules and regulations to be adopted by the Board. The Board shall meet regularly once in each month at a time and place to be fixed by it and at such times as it is deemed necessary for the consideration of appeals for licenses and for the transaction of such other business as properly may come before it. Special meetings shall be called as in the rules and regulations provided. Any appointed Board Member absent from three consecutive meetings without being excused by the Chairman may be removed after a hearing before the Mayor.

A. The Board shall be authorized to consult with engineering authorities and organizations concerned with standard safety codes; rules and regulations governing the operation, maintenance, construction, alteration, installation and/or servicing/inspection of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, etc., and the qualifications which are adequate, reasonable and necessary for the installers and inspectors. Therefore, the Board shall be authorized to recommend the amendments of applicable legislation, when appropriate, to legislators. B. The Board shall also have the authority to grant exceptions and variances from the literal requirements of applicable code and standards, regulations and/or local legislation in cases where such variances would not jeopardize...

A. Installer. Any person, firm or company wishing to engage in the business of elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving sidewalk installation, alteration, service, replacement or maintenance within the City of Buffalo shall make application for a license to install or service conveyances to the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services on a form provided by the Commissioner. B. Inspector. Any person, firm or company wishing to engage in the business of elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving sidewalk, vertical wheelchair lift, inclined wheelchair lift or inclined stairway chairlift inspections within the City of Buffalo, upon proof of QEI certification shall make application for a license to the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services on a...

A. Qualifications of inspectors. No inspector's license shall be granted to any person, firm or company unless he or it shall prove to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services and Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets, hereinafter referred to as the "administrators," that he or it meets the current ANSI QEI Standards for the Qualifications of Elevator Inspectors. It is not the function or duty of inspectors to make any repairs or adjustments to the equipment nor to recommend methods or procedures for correction of deficiencies. The Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services shall grant all licenses to be issued for two years.[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] B. Qualifications of installers. No license...

Upon approval of an application by the administrators, the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services may issue a license which shall be renewable biennially. The fee for such license or for any renewal thereafter shall be set forth in Chapter 175, Fees.

A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the administrators upon verification that any one or more of the following reasons exist: A. Any false statement as to material matter in the application. B. Fraud, misrepresentation or bribery in securing a license. C. Failure to notify the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services and the owner or lessee of an elevator or related mechanisms of any condition not in compliance with this chapter. D. Violation of any provisions of this chapter.

No license shall be suspended or revoked until after a hearing before the administrators upon notice to the licensee of at least 10 days at the last known address appearing on the license, served personally or by registered mail. The notice shall state the date, hour and place of hearing and set forth a statement of facts constituting the grounds for the charges against the licensee. The administrators shall suspend or revoke the license or dismiss the proceeding.

Any person whose license is revoked or suspended may appeal from such determination to the Board, which shall, within 30 days thereafter, hold a hearing, of which at least 15 days' written notice shall be given to all interested parties. The Board shall, within 30 days after such hearing, issue a decision.