815 KAR 4:025. Permit fees for new and altered elevators.

      RELATES TO: KRS 198B.050, 198B.400-198B.540

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 198B.060, 198B.490, 198B.520

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 198B.490 authorizes the Executive Director of the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to make inspections and prescribe the fees to be charged for the installation and alteration of each elevator as defined by KRS 198B.400(1). This administrative regulation includes the substance of 815 KAR 4:021, which has been repealed.

      Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Alteration" means any change to an elevator, equipment or devices; however, maintenance, repair or replacement of parts in kind shall not be included in this definition.

      (2) "Elevator" as defined in KRS 198B.400(1).

      Section 2. Permit Fees for Inspection of Elevator Construction and Alteration. (1) Construction permits shall be obtained from the Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction for the installation or alteration of an elevator, except for those alterations made pursuant to the report of an inspector, and inspection fees shall be required.

      (2) Fees for the inspections made incident to the permit shall be are as follows:

      (a) Zero to five (5) horsepower, per unit - seventy-five (75) dollars;

      (b) Six (6) to ten (10) horsepower, per unit - eighty-five (85) dollars;

      (c) Eleven (11) horsepower and over, per unit - eighty-five (85) dollars, plus ten (10) dollars for each horsepower over ten (10). (15 Ky.R. 2355; eff. 7-7-89; Am. 19 Ky.R. 1894; eff. 5-10-93; 27 Ky.R. 3365; eff. 8-15-2001; TAm eff. 8-9-2007.)