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7035 Elevator ContractorsCONSOLIDATED -SAUNA 1 0 ORDINANCE NO. 7035 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION OF OR THE REPLACE- MENT OF ANY ELEVATOR IN THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF ELEVATOR CONTRACTORS; THE ISSUANCE OF PER- MITS; AND THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS: Section 1. Definitions: The words and phrases used in this ordinance shall, for the purpose of this ordinance, be construed as follows: (a). The word "person" shall be construed and held to be any person or persons, partnership, corporation or any officer, agent, employee or servant of any corpor- ation, or any other person or combination of persons, either natural or artificial, by whatever name he or they be called. (b). The word "administrative authority" whenever used herein shall mean the Building Inspection Department, or any employee thereof, who shall be legally charged with the duty of administering this code, granting per- mits and making electrical, mechanical and structural inspection of all elevators installed within the city. (c). The word "elevator" whenever used herein shall mean any passenger elevator, freight elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk installed in the City of Salina, Kansas. Section 2. Elevator Contractors License; Insurance; Bond: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the installation of elevators within the City of Salina without having first pro- cured from the City Clerk an Elevator Contractors License, which license, when obtained, and so long as in force, shall entitle the holder to engage in the business for installing elevators. The annual fee for such license shall be $100.00 for the first year and $25.00 for each consecutive renewal thereafter. It shall also be required of an applicant for an Elevator Contractors CONSOLIDATED-SALINA 1 11 License, as a condition to the issuance thereof, that he shall: (1). pass such examination as to his qualifications as the admin- istrative authority shall direct (2). procure and maintain in full force for the duration of the license, bodily injury and property damage insurance in the minimum amount of $25,000.00 per person, per accident and $50,000.00 limit per accident, as well as property damage liability in the minimum amount of $25,000.00 per accident. Proof of the above coverage shall be on file with the city at all times and shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners; (3). execute a good and sufficient surety bond in the sum of $2,000.00, the same to be approved by the Board of Commissioners, and conditional upon the good and faithful perform- ance of the work done by him upon any building within the City and to hold the City harmless on account of any damage arising from his faulty work or neglect of duty in the protection of the public. Section 3. Permits and Fees: No person shall install an elevator or replace a major portion of any existing elevator with- out first obtaining an Elevator Installation Permit from the administrative authority. The contractor of the apparatus shall submit an application for such permit accompanied by plans and specifications in such form as the administrative authority shall prescribe. When such plans and specifications indicate conformity with this ordinance, the administrative authority shall issue an elevator installation permit. (a). The fee for such permit shall be $10.00 plus $1.00 per $1,000.00 of overall elevator construction costs and shall include inspection fees. (b). No permit shall be required for repairs and replacements normally necessary for maintenance. Section 4. Elevator Safety Code: Installation of all ele- vators shall be made in accordance with the current edition of the American Standard Safety Code of Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators and Moving Walks, A.S.A.-A17.1-1965 which is incor- porated herein by reference and is made a part of this article. -2- CONSOLIDATED-SALINA 1 u 1 In addition to the above all electrical wiring will meet the requirements of the Electrical Code of the City of Salina. Section 5. Division of Electrical Wiring Requirements; On new installations and major repairs of elevators, etc., Elevator Contractors, licensed by the City of Salina, shall install only electrical work on the elevator side of the feed wire connection to the controller, including the control board, elevator motors, signals and lights, and to do all other wiring required for the control and operation of the elevators. Electri- cal Contractors, licensed by the City of Salina, shall bring the power feeders to the terminals of the elevator, etc. control panels through disconnect switches or circuit breakers and will also bring the lighting circuit to mid point of the hatch. Repair or maintenance of elevators may be performed by electrical con- tractors, licensed by the City of Salina. Section 6. Inspection: The Administrative Authority or any person designated by him shall make, or cause to have made, an inspection of the installation, construction, repair, alteration of or addition to any elevator or equipment or both, including the weights, guides, supports, safety devices and machinery connected therewith for which a permit has been issued. Such inspection shall be made for compliance with the provisions of this section and no such elevator shall be used until inspected and approved and until a certificate shall have been issued for the same by the Administrative Authority. Section 7. License Requirement: An Elevator Contractors License issued by another city of a population of 30,000 or more may, if currently effective in that city�be honored by the City of Salina for the purpose of waiving an examination, but does not and will not change any other provisions for obtaining a license, including the fee. Section 8. Revocation of License: Any Elevators Contractors License may be suspended for a definite length of time or revoked outright by the administrative authority for good and sufficient cause. This action is subject to written appeal which shall be registered with the City Commission within fifteen days. Said CWM CONSOLIDATED-SALINA 1 1 1 appeal shall receive a ruling within fifteen days after submission. Section 9. Release of Responsibility: This article shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility of any person installing, operating or controlling any elevator for damages to anyone injured thereby, nor shall the city be held as assuming any responsibility by reason of the inspection authorized herein or certified or permit pursuant to the provisions of this ordin- ance. Section 10. Enforcement: It shall be the duty of the admin- istrative authority to enforce the pions of this article or any ordinance which may hereafter be adopted corning the install- ation of elevators. Section 11. Penalty: Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or neglecting or refusing to comply with any order or notices of the administrative author- ity made pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sub- ject to a fine of not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment for each such offense. Section 12. Saving Clause: If any section, subsection, sen- tence or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be con- sidered a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holdings shall not affect the remaining provisions of this article. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication once in the official city paper. Adopted by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas, and signed by the Mayor this _ day of , 1969. L. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk -4-