Lakewood, CO Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- State of Colorado (not city)
- Dwelling-unit exception
- Permit/inspection via City instead
- Governing code
- IBC 2021, § 3009 (local addition)
- Penalty basis
- § 1.16.020, per-day offense
- Appeal route
- Board of Appeals, Ch. 14.12
Summary
Lakewood's local amendment to the International Building Code, Section 3009, bars installing or majorly altering an elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter or moving walk without a State of Colorado permit, and bars operating one without a current State certificate of inspection, with narrow dwelling-unit exceptions handled by the city instead.
H. The provisions of Chapter 30 shall include the following amendments: 1. A new section 3009 is added to read as follows: Section 3009 Permits and Certificates of Inspection. 3009.1 Permits required. It shall be unlawful to hereafter install any new elevator, moving walk, escalator, or dumbwaiter, or to make major alterations to any existing elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk as defined in Part XII of the ANSI code, without having first obtained a permit for such installation from the State of Colorado. Exception: Permits for conveyances installed within a dwelling unit shall be obtained from the City of Lakewood. 3009.2 Certificates of inspection required. It shall be unlawful to operate any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or moving walk without a current certificate of inspection issued by the State of Colorado. Exception: Certificate of inspection shall not be required for conveyances within a dwelling unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 14 | Zoning Ordinance: ?).
Full Breakdown
010, Ord. O-2023-10). 1 reads: "Permits required. It shall be unlawful to hereafter install any new elevator, moving walk, escalator, or dumbwaiter, or to make major alterations to any existing elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk as defined in Part XII of the ANSI code, without having first obtained a permit for such installation from the State of Colorado. 2 reads: "Certificates of inspection required. It shall be unlawful to operate any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or moving walk without a current certificate of inspection issued by the State of Colorado.
" So state licensing and inspection govern commercial and shared conveyances, while dwelling-unit conveyances are permitted locally by the city. 020," with each day the prohibited condition continues counted as a separate offense; one penalty payment does not excuse continued noncompliance or stop the city from forcing removal of the condition. 12 of the Municipal Code.
Violations & Fines
Installing, majorly altering, or operating an elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter or moving walk without the required State of Colorado permit or current State inspection certificate is unlawful under Section 3009.1-3009.2. Violators face the Section 1.16.020 general penalty, with each day of continued operation a separate offense, and the city can still order the equipment taken out of service.
Frequently Asked Questions
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