Minnesota Legislature
SF 2058
as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/14/2017 09:55am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to construction codes; modifying compliance with elevator codes for
fourth-class cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.188.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.188, is amended to read:
326B.188 TIMELINE AND EXEMPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH
ELEVATOR CODE CHANGES AFFECTING EXISTING ELEVATORS AND
RELATED DEVICES.
(a) This section applies to code requirements for existing elevators and related devices
under Minnesota Rules, chapter 1307, where the deadline set by law for meeting the code
requirements is January 29, 2012, or later.
(b) If the department or municipality conducting elevator inspections within its
jurisdiction notified the owner of an existing elevator or related device of the code
requirements before August 1, 2011, the owner may submit a compliance plan by December
30, 2011. If the department or municipality did not notify the owner of an existing elevator
or related device of the code requirements before August 1, 2011, the department or
municipality shall notify the owner of the code requirements and permit the owner to submit
a compliance plan by December 30, 2011, or within 60 days after the date of notification,
whichever is later.
(c) Any compliance plan submitted under this section shall result in compliance with
the code requirements by the later of January 29, 2012, or three years after submission of
the compliance plan. Elevators and related devices that are not in compliance with the code
requirements by the later of January 29, 2012, or three years after the submission of the
compliance plan may be taken out of service as provided in section 326B.175.
(d) When approved by the local building official, an elevator is not required to comply
with the code requirements described in paragraph (a) for phase I and II operation if the
elevator was installed prior to January 27, 2007, new text begin and is either new text end in a residential condominium
property having five or fewer floors not including the basementnew text begin , or in any building having
five or fewer floors located in a fourth-class city as defined in section 410.01new text end .