Carrollton, TX Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing standard
- ASME A17.1
- Certificate requirement
- Current inspection cert posted/on file
- Inspection interval
- Per ASME A17.1, Appendix N
- Passenger elevator uptime
- At least 1 running while occupied
- Single-elevator exception
- Temporary outage for testing/servicing
- Appeal window
- 30 days to Property Standards Board
Summary
Carrollton's Commercial Property Maintenance Code requires every elevator, escalator, and dumbwaiter to be kept in compliance with ASME A17.1, with a current inspection certificate posted or on file, and at least one elevator running whenever an occupied building has passenger elevators.
(E) Elevators, escalators and dumbwaiters. (1) Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained in compliance with ASME A17.1. The most current certification of inspection shall be on display at all times within the elevator or attached to the escalator or dumbwaiter, or the certificate shall be available for public inspection in the office of the building operator. The inspection and test shall be performed at not less than the periodical intervals listed in ASME A17.1, Appendix N, except where otherwise specified by the authority having jurisdiction. (2) In buildings equipped with passenger elevators, at least one elevator shall be maintained in operation at all times when the building is occupied. (Exception: Buildings equipped with only one elevator shall be permitted to have the elevator temporarily out of service for testing or servicing.)
Full Breakdown
1, the national safety code for elevators and escalators. The most current certification of inspection must be on display at all times within the elevator, attached to the escalator or dumbwaiter, or available for public inspection in the building operator's office. 1, Appendix N, unless the authority having jurisdiction specifies otherwise. 06(E)(2) adds an operational-availability rule for buildings equipped with passenger elevators: at least one elevator must be maintained in operation at all times the building is occupied, with a narrow exception letting a single-elevator building take that elevator temporarily out of service for testing or servicing.
08 makes the property owner liable for Chapter 98 violations even when a manager or occupant is actually responsible for the premises, unless the ordinance says otherwise. 09(D).
Violations & Fines
A person may not occupy, as owner-occupant, or permit another to occupy, any premises with elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters that are not maintained under ASME A17.1, per Section 98.06(A). The owner remains liable for the violation under Section 98.08 regardless of any delegation to a manager, and the owner or occupant has a 30-day window to file a written appeal to the Property Standards Board under Section 98.09(A) before further enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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