Warrick County, IN Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

Section 150.41 of the Warrick County Code addresses lifting devices located within a private residence, a category state law exempts from full regulation as elevators. Because I.C. 22-12-1-22(b)(12) removes private-residence lifts from that broader regulatory scheme, the county fills the gap by adopting specific ANSI/ASME safety standards by reference rather than leaving home lifts unregulated. The incorporated standards are Part 5.3 of ANSI/ASME A17.1-2000 for private residence elevators, Part 5.4 of ANSI/ASME A17.1-2000 for private residence inclined elevators, and Sections 5 through 7 of ASME A18.1a-2001 (Addenda to ASME A18.1-1999) covering private residence vertical platform lifts, inclined platform lifts, and inclined stairway lifts, all published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Two copies of these adopted standards are kept on file with the clerk of the legislative body for public inspection, as required by I.C. 36-1-5-4, so homeowners, installers, and inspectors can review the exact technical requirements before a lift goes in. The section carries a penalty cross-reference to § 150.99, meaning installations that do not meet the incorporated ANSI/ASME standards are treated the same as other Chapter 150 building-code violations, subject to the Building Commissioner's inspection authority under § 150.30 and the escalating fine structure in § 150.99.

This is a narrow, residence-specific rule: it governs only lifting devices inside a private home, not commercial or public elevators, which fall under the broader Indiana Building Code provisions Warrick County adopts elsewhere in Chapter 150.