Owensboro, KY Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2009 International Property Maintenance Code
- Elevator section adopted
- IPMC Section 606, by reference
- Conflict rule
- More restrictive language governs
- Enforcement path
- Notice of violation, then citation, then board hearing
- First-offense fine tier
- $100 (Other Violations)
Summary
In the City of Owensboro, Sec. 5-137(a) adopts the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code by reference, including Section 606 Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters. A violation of that adopted section is a public nuisance enforceable through the city's full property maintenance citation and penalty process.
(a)Provisions of 2009 International Property Maintenance Code, and future modifications, are adopted by reference herein. The City of Owensboro, Kentucky, hereby adopts, enacts and incorporates by reference, as if fully set forth herein, in their entirety, sections: ... 606 Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters ... of the "2009 International Property Maintenance Code" and future modifications, as published by the International Code Council, Inc. Violations of the provisions therein shall be deemed a nuisance enforceable by any and all provisions of this property maintenance code. Where the language contained in the adopted provisions of the International Property Maintenance Code are in conflict with any other provision herein, the more restrictive language shall govern.
Full Breakdown
Owensboro Municipal Code Sec. 5-137(a) adopts, enacts and incorporates by reference the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code and its future modifications, listing specific sections the city has made part of its own law, including Section 606, Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters, alongside adjacent building systems provisions such as 601 General, 602 Heating Facilities and 607 Duct Systems. The city does not rewrite the IPMC's technical elevator standard; instead, Sec. 5-137(a) states that violations of any provision adopted from the 2009 IPMC, including Section 606, are deemed a public nuisance enforceable by any and all provisions of the property maintenance code, and that where the IPMC's adopted language conflicts with another Owensboro ordinance, the more restrictive language controls.
That means an elevator, escalator or dumbwaiter maintained out of compliance with IPMC 606 is handled the same way as any other property maintenance nuisance: a code enforcement officer may issue a notice of violation under Sec. 5-129 with time to abate, followed by a citation if uncorrected, review by the five-member Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Board created under KRS 65.8801 to 65.8840, and appeal to Daviess County District Court under Sec. 5-135. The board can order abatement, impose fines and, for continuing violations, add a daily civil penalty.
Violations & Fines
A citation for an elevator, escalator or dumbwaiter maintained in violation of adopted IPMC Section 606 is treated as an Other Violation under Sec. 5-163(a): $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second and $400 for a third or later offense if uncontested, doubling if contested and upheld, plus a discretionary daily civil penalty of up to $100 per day.
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