Ordinance No. 2008-O-50

ORDINANCE NO. 2008-O-50

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WILMETTE VILLAGE CODE, 1993, AS AMENDED, IN CHAPTER 9, "HOUSING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS," SECTION 9-3, "BUILDING CODES," BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION 9-3.9, "ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR CODES"

WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Village Board") of the Village of Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois (hereinafter the "Village"), find that the Village is a home rule municipal corporation as provided in Article VII, Section 6 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois and, pursuant to said constitutional authority, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare, including exercising the power to tax; and,
WHEREAS, the Village Board further finds that in 2007, the State of Illinois enacted a law requiring municipalities to adopt a local Elevator Safety Program as a prerequisite to being able to issue permits for and inspect elevators within, said local Elevator Safety Program requiring the filing of an agreement with the Office of the State Fire Marshal an agreement stating that the Village will comply with the adoption of certain model codes, retain specific documents, and regularly report permitting and inspection activity; and,
WHEREAS, the Village Board further finds that adoption of said model codes by this Ordinance provides for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare, and is otherwise in the public interest; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Village of Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: The foregoing findings and recitals, and each of them, are hereby adopted as Section 1 of this Ordinance and are incorporated by reference as if set forth verbatim herein.
SECTION 2: The Wilmette Village Code, 1993, as amended, is further amended in Chapter 9, "Housing and Building Regulations," Section 9-3, "Building Codes," by adding thereto a new Subsection 9-3.9, "Elevator and Escalator Codes," in the manner and form shown below, so that said new Section 9-3.9 shall hereafter provide as follows:
9-3.9 ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR CODES. [NEW] For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the installation, repair and alteration of elevator, escalators, and similar conveyances, the village incorporates by reference as if fully set forth herein the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.1-2007), A17.1(a)-2007, and A17.1(s)-2007, Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks (ASME 17.2-2004), Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.3-2005), Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts (ASME A18.1-2005) and Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors (ASME QEI-1-2004), three copies of which shall be kept on file in the office of the Village Clerk. The provisions of said elevator codes shall be controlling in the construction, repair and alteration of all elevators, escalators, and similar conveyances therein contained within the corporate limits of the Village of Wilmette. Whenever the terms "authority having jurisdiction for enforcing the code," "governmental bodies exercising legal jurisdiction over electrical installations," "administrative authority," or similar terms are used in said elevator and escalator codes, they shall be held to mean the Village of Wilmette.

SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Wilmette, Illinois, on the 22nd day of July, 2008, according to the following roll call vote: AYES: President Canning, Trustee Basil, Trustee Levin, Trustee Spillers,
Trustee Swanson,
Trustee Terman,
Trustee Watt
NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

/s/ Michael J. Earl Clerk of the Village of Wilmette, IL APPROVED by the President of the Village of Wilmette, Illinois, this 22nd day of July, 2008. /s/ Christopher S. Canning President of the Village of Wilmette, IL ATTEST: /s/ Michael J. Earl Clerk of the Village of Wilmette, IL