§ 38.04. Annual certificate of inspection.

(a)

Certificate required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate any elevator, moving stairway or other equipment covered by this chapter without having a current and subsisting certificate of inspection posted within or near such equipment. The certificate of inspection may be withheld for nonpayment of the required fee or for equipment that does not conform or is unsafe as provided below.

(b)

Application. Application for such certificate of inspection shall be made with the division of housing and building code enforcement on forms furnished by the division.

(c)

Fee; exception. The fee for the annual certificate of inspection shall be as set forth in section 33.04(H)(4)(C). The payment of fees in connection with certificates of inspection on elevator equipment will be required in buildings owned and occupied by governmental agencies, including county, state and federal governmental agencies. The city of Saint Paul shall be exempt from the payment of such fees.

(d)

Inspection. Upon application, the division shall cause the elevator, moving stairway or other equipment covered by this chapter to be inspected, and, if found satisfactory, the certificate of inspection shall be issued. If the inspection by the division indicates the equipment does not conform to the requirements of the building code or if in the opinion of the division the condition of the equipment is such as to create an unsafe condition or has become deteriorated so as to endanger life, limb and property, the division shall order correction or removal of such unsafe conditions and the certificate shall not be issued until such correction or removal has been completed.

(e)

Temporary permit. Permission may be granted by the division for temporary use of any elevator, moving stairway or other equipment covered by this chapter for a limited period of time, without issuance of a certificate of inspection, when in the opinion of the division the conditions of the use are such that it will not endanger life, limb and adjoining property to allow such temporary use. Such temporary use shall be requested in writing by the owner of the building or his authorized agent and shall specifically state the conditions under which the temporary use is requested and shall state the restrictions, if any, on the operation and use of the equipment.

(f)

Tagging and sealing of unsafe equipment. Any elevator, moving stairway or other equipment covered by this chapter which required a correction or removal of unsafe condition shall, if the ordered correction or removal of unsafe condition is not made within the allotted time, be shut down and the equipment tagged or sealed out of service by the division. The use of equipment which has been tagged or sealed or the breaking of the seal or removal of the tag by any person other than a representative of the division shall be unlawful.

(Code 1956, § 21.02(2); Ord. No. 16854, 11-19-81)