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Springfield, IL Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
§ 174.11.05
Standard
Safe, operable condition required
Penalty
$50-$500 per violation day
Enforcing agency
Dept. of Building and Zoning
Codes adopted
ASME A17.1, A17.3, A18.1
Adopting ordinance
Ord. No. 838-11-07 (11-20-07)

Summary

Springfield's elevator code requires every existing elevator in the city to be kept in a safe, operable condition at all times under City Code § 174.11.05. The Department of Building and Zoning enforces the standard alongside the adopted ASME A17.1, A17.3 and A18.1 elevator and escalator safety codes, backed by daily fines for noncompliance.

All existing elevators must be maintained in a safe, operable condition.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 82).

Full Breakdown

Chapter 174 of the Springfield Code of Ordinances, adopted by Ord. No. 838-11-07 on November 20, 2007, is the city's elevator code. 1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts), adopted under the city's home-rule authority and 65 ILCS 5/1-3-1 through 5/1-3-6. Article II then sets local installation standards that supersede any conflicting provision of those adopted codes. 06, which bar taking an accessible elevator out of service except for expeditious testing or servicing. 03(b)(4) as the manager of that department, administer the maintenance standard and inspect elevators for compliance.

3 testing, inspection or repair requirements referenced elsewhere in the article is out of compliance with the maintenance clause itself, not merely with the referenced standard alone.

Violations & Fines

Violating any provision of Chapter 174, including the § 174.11.05 maintenance duty, carries a penalty under § 174.10.999 of not less than $50 nor more than $500, with each day a violation occurs or continues charged as a separate offense. The department of building and zoning may also pursue any other statutory or common law remedy a court allows, on top of that daily fine.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Springfield's elevator maintenance rule actually require?
City Code § 174.11.05 requires that all existing elevators in Springfield be maintained in a safe, operable condition. The rule sits in Article II of Chapter 174, the local installation standards that supersede the adopted ASME A17.1, A17.3 and A18.1 codes whenever they conflict, so an owner must keep equipment compliant with both the maintenance clause and the current safety-code editions the city has adopted.
Who enforces the elevator maintenance requirement in Springfield?
The city's department of building and zoning enforces Chapter 174, under the direction of the building official, defined in § 174.10.03(b)(4) as the manager of that department. The department inspects elevators for compliance with the safe, operable condition standard and with the adopted ASME and IBC Chapter 30 provisions incorporated into the local elevator code.
What penalty applies if an elevator in Springfield isn't kept in safe, operable condition?
Violating the Chapter 174 elevator code, including the § 174.11.05 maintenance duty, is punishable under § 174.10.999 by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, with a new offense counted for each day the violation continues. The city may also seek other statutory or common law remedies through the courts on top of that daily penalty.
Does the elevator maintenance rule cover escalators too?
Yes. Chapter 174's purpose clause in § 174.10.02 extends the elevator code to escalators, moving walks and other conveying equipment operated, installed, relocated or altered in Springfield buildings, so the § 174.11.05 safe-and-operable maintenance duty applies to those systems as well, not just passenger elevators. Portable material-handling devices confined to a single story are excluded.

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