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Aurora, CO Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Rule
1 elevator operational at all times
Purpose
Firefighter emergency/EMS use
Source
IFC § 604.2.1 (local amendment)
Adopted
Ord. 2021-66, Dec. 6, 2021
Separate from
State elevator inspection program

Summary

Aurora requires at least one elevator per building to stay operational at all times for firefighters' emergency and medical use.

604.2.1 Where elevators are provided for occupant use, a minimum of one elevator per structure must be operational at all times for firefighters' emergency operations/emergency medical use.

Source: CO Division Oil and Public Safety ConveyanceView official code

Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-30, passed June 22, 2026).

Full Breakdown

Aurora's Fire Code amends International Fire Code section 604.2 by adding section 604.2.1: in any building where elevators serve occupants, a minimum of one elevator must remain operational at all times for firefighters' emergency operations and emergency medical use. This is a building-safety maintenance obligation, not a state elevator-inspection rule. Colorado's elevator inspection and permitting program (Division of Oil and Public Safety) governs routine certification separately, while Aurora's own Fire Code layers on this operational-readiness requirement enforced through the fire prevention chapter.

Violations & Fines

Violations of Chapter 66 fire code provisions are enforced as municipal ordinance violations subject to the penalties in Sec. 1-13(a); the fire code's general violations and stop-work-order provisions (Secs. 66-29, 66-30) apply to fire-code amendments including this section.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this replace state elevator inspections?
No. Colorado's Division of Oil and Public Safety separately inspects and certifies elevators; Aurora's rule adds a firefighter-access operational requirement on top of that.
Does every elevator have to work all the time?
No: only one elevator per structure must remain operational at all times where elevators serve occupants; others may be out of service.

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