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Building Safety in Lakewood, OH (2026)

1 verified building safety rules for Lakewood, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Elevator Maintenance

Elevators in Lakewood multi-family and commercial buildings must be inspected and certified annually by the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4105. ASME A17.1 safety standard applies.

Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance

Heavy Restrictions

Ohio Revised Code Section 4105.10 - Frequency of inspection

(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, elevators shall be inspected in accordance with the following: (1) Every passenger elevator, escalator, moving walk, and freight elevator, including gravity elevators, shall be inspected twice every twelve months. (2) Power dumb-waiters, hoists, and other lifting or lowering apparatus, not designed to carry persons, permanently installed, ...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Lakewood city rules.

Building Safety in Cuyahoga County