Denton, TX Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing standard
- ASME A17.1
- Certificate
- Must be posted or available
- Inspection interval
- Per ASME A17.1 Appendix N
- Multi-elevator buildings
- 1 elevator must stay running
- Exempt
- Single-family dwellings
Summary
Denton requires elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters to meet ASME A17.1 standards with a current inspection certificate posted at all times.
Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained in compliance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (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 tests 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.
In buildings equipped with passenger elevators, at least one (1) elevator shall be maintained in operation at all times when the building is occupied. Buildings equipped with only one (1) elevator shall be permitted to have the elevator temporarily out of service for testing or servicing.
This section does not apply to single-family dwellings.
(Ord. No. 2010-132, § 1, 5-11-10)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 37 Update 1 | Development Code: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 17-170 of the Denton Code of Ordinances, elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators must be maintained in compliance with ASME A17.1, and inspections must occur at least as often as the periodical intervals in ASME A17.1, Appendix N. The current inspection certificate must be displayed within the elevator or attached to the escalator or dumbwaiter, or kept available for public inspection in the building operator's office. Buildings with passenger elevators must keep at least one running whenever occupied, though single-elevator buildings may take it offline temporarily for testing or servicing. Single-family dwellings are exempt.
Violations & Fines
Building owners/operators who let certification lapse or fail to post it face code enforcement action under the property maintenance code; occupied multi-elevator buildings must keep at least one car running at all times.
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