Naperville, IL Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing standard
- Illinois Elevator Safety Rules, 41 Ill. Adm. Code 1000.60
- Local code
- IBC 2024 §3001 replaced by Sec. 5-1A-3
- New install permit
- $149.00, incl. plan review + 1 inspection
- Annual inspection fee
- $81.00
- Reinspection fee
- $50.00
- Code official
- Chief Building Official
Summary
Naperville replaces the International Building Code's elevator chapter outright: Section 5-1A-3 requires every elevator and conveying system in the city to conform to the state's Illinois Elevator Safety Rules, 41 Ill. Admin. Code 1000.60, rather than IBC Section 3001. A new elevator installation costs $149 to permit, and the city separately charges $81 for the annual inspection and $50 for any reinspection.
The design, construction, installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of elevators and conveying systems and their components shall conform to the current state mandated Illinois Elevator Safety Rules, 41 ILL. Adm. Code 1000.60, as amended from time to time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 101).
Full Breakdown
The City of Naperville has adopted the 2024 International Building Code by reference (Section 5-1A-1), but Section 5-1A-3 amends it section by section, and its amendment to "Section 3001" deletes the IBC's own elevator chapter and substitutes state law: "The design, construction, installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of elevators and conveying systems and their components shall conform to the current state mandated Illinois Elevator Safety Rules, 41 ILL. Adm. " That routes elevator safety compliance to the Illinois Department of Labor's rules rather than a locally written standard, while keeping permitting and inspection local.
00 reinspection fee if the elevator fails its first check. 1, operating under the administrative direction of the City Manager, and enforcement runs through the Transportation, Engineering and Development Business Group, which also keeps the adopted code on file for public inspection.
Violations & Fines
The building code amendments in Chapter 1 of Title 5 carry no elevator-specific fine, so a violation of the adopted elevator standard falls back on Naperville's general penalty in Section 1-4-1: not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 per offense, with each day of noncompliance, such as operating an elevator that has failed its state-mandated inspection, treated as a separate offense. The city can also withhold occupancy approval until the elevator passes.
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