Grand Junction, CO Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

The City of Grand Junction added Sections 3010 through 3013 to Chapter 30 of the adopted 2024 International Building Code through GJMC § 15.12.020(m) to regulate elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and moving walks. Section 3010.1 makes it unlawful to install a new conveyance or alter an existing one without first obtaining a permit from the building official, though routine maintenance and minor alterations do not need a new permit. Section 3010.2 makes it unlawful to operate any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or moving walk without a current certificate of inspection from an approved inspection agency, and that certificate cannot be issued while the conveyance is posted as unsafe.

Installation permit fees are set by City Council resolution under Section 3010.5, while inspection and certificate fees are set independently by the approved inspection agency under Section 3010.4. Under Section 3012, the owner, not the City, bears responsibility for safe operation and maintenance, must arrange the periodic inspections and tests required by ASME A17.1, must have alterations and repairs made in accordance with that same standard, and must pay all inspection costs. Section 3013 governs unsafe conditions: when an inspection finds a conveyance unsafe, the inspector must file a full written report with both the owner and the building official, the building official posts a conspicuous unsafe notice that the owner must keep legible, and the building official can order the conveyance's operation discontinued in writing until repairs are made. That posted notice comes down only once the building official is satisfied the unsafe condition has been corrected.