Hemet, CA Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2022 CA Referenced Standards Code
- Governs
- Elevators, escalators, related conveyances
- Local amendments
- None: adopted as written
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 2003 (11-8-22)
Summary
Hemet has adopted the 2022 California Referenced Standards Code by reference as the city's elevator code, governing elevator installation and maintenance standards within city limits.
The 2022 California Referenced Standards Code, codified in Part 12 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations and as such code may be amended from time to time, except as hereinafter amended by this division, is adopted by reference as the elevator code of the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hemet City Code § 14-90, enacted by Ordinance No. 2003 in November 2022, adopts the 2022 California Referenced Standards Code, Part 12 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, by reference as the elevator code of the city. That code incorporates the referenced ASME/ANSI elevator safety standards governing the installation, alteration, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, and related conveyances. As with the Green Building Code division, Hemet recorded no separate local amendments to this division, so the state-referenced elevator standards apply as adopted.
Violations & Fines
Elevator work performed outside the adopted standards is enforced through the same Chapter 14 permit and inspection process as other building systems, with misdemeanor penalties under Ch. 1-8 of the Hemet Municipal Code for uncorrected violations.
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