Anchorage, AK Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Elevator inspection interval
- 24 months
- Escalator/moving walk interval
- 12 months
- Private-residence lifts
- Exempt from periodic inspection
- Enforcing agency
- MOA Building Safety Elevator Inspection Section
- Civil penalty range
- $50-$1,000 per offense
Summary
Anchorage's Building Safety Division inspects elevators every 24 months under adopted ASME A17.1 rules, with escalators checked annually and private-residence lifts exempt from periodic inspection.
8.11.1.3 Periodic Inspection and Test Frequency. The inspection and test intervals for all equipment covered by ASME A17.1 shall be as noted in Appendix N, Table N-1, except as noted in subparagraphs (a) through (d):
(a) Periodic inspections for all equipment except escalators, moving walks and all private residence conveyances shall be performed at intervals of 24 months.
(b) Periodic inspections for escalators and moving walks shall be performed at intervals of 12 months.
(c) All private residence conveyances shall be exempt from periodic inspection requirements.
(d) Periodic Inspections may also be performed at any time in situations where alterations to the equipment has occurred, deficiencies from previous reports remain unresolved, when an accident involving the equipment has been reported to the department, when a complaint regarding the safety of the equipment has been reported to the department and in all instances when the department has reason to believe that the equipment may be operating in an unsafe condition. (AO No. 2026-33, 4-14-2026)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 5010260; v11 updated 2026-09-01).
Full Breakdown
Anchorage's local amendments to ASME A17.1 (AMC Chapter 23.75) set the elevator maintenance schedule: elevators, dumbwaiters and other lift equipment get a periodic inspection and test every 24 months, escalators and moving walks every 12 months, while private-residence conveyances are exempt entirely. Owners or their agents must have elevator personnel run the required periodic tests and log results on a Municipality-approved form kept in the machine room for the MOA Elevator Inspector to review. The Building Safety Division's Elevator Inspection Section can also order an inspection any time it suspects the equipment is unsafe, unresolved deficiencies exist, or after an accident or complaint.
Violations & Fines
Violating any Title 23 elevator-code requirement is a municipal code of technical regulation violation, carrying a civil penalty of $50 to $1,000 per offense under AMC 14.60.030, plus possible injunctive relief.
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