(a)Plans and Specifications. On and after the effective date of the rules and regulations adopted by the board under § 68-121-103, detailed plans and specifications of each elevator, dumbwaiter or escalator to be thereafter installed, relocated or altered shall be submitted to the department or its authorized representative, together with an application for a construction permit or form to be furnished or approved by the department or its authorized representative. Repairs or replacements normally necessary for maintenance may be made on existing installations with parts equivalent in material, strength and design to those replaced and no plans or specifications or application need be filed for such repairs or replacements.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-121-108
Alteration: means any change or addition to the equipment other than ordinary repairs or replacement. See Tennessee Code 68-121-101
Dumbwaiter: means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction, the floor area of which does not exceed nine square feet (9 sq. See Tennessee Code 68-121-101
Elevator: means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and that serves two (2) or more floors of a building. See Tennessee Code 68-121-101
Escalator: means a moving inclined continuous stairway or runway used for raising or lowering passengers. See Tennessee Code 68-121-101
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)Construction Permits.(1) A construction permit shall be issued by the department or its authorized representatives for every new elevator, dumbwaiter or escalator installation or alteration before the installation of the elevator, dumbwaiter or escalator is started. The department or its authorized representative shall issue such permit, if the plans and specifications required under subsection (a) indicate compliance with the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the board under § 68-121-103. If such plans and specifications indicate failure to comply with the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the board under § 68-121-103, the department or its authorized representative shall give notice to the person filing the application of changes necessary for compliance with the applicable rules and regulations.(2) After such changes have been made, the department or its authorized representative shall issue a construction permit. No permit shall be required for the repairs or replacements normally necessary for maintenance.(c)Fees.(1) A fee shall be paid to the department or its authorized representative for the issuing of construction permits required under subsection (b) for each new or altered elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator or moving walk. The fee shall not exceed a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300). The fees shall be charged as adopted by the board under § 68-121-103(a)(5) and shall be in an amount sufficient to defray the cost of administering this chapter. The department shall give receipts for all fees and sums received and shall transmit the fees and sums upon receipt to the state treasurer, who shall maintain a separate account of the fees and sums; and the fees and sums shall constitute expendable receipts of the department in addition to the appropriations otherwise available.(2) A fee shall be paid to the department or its authorized representative for the issuing of construction permits required by subsection (b) for each new or altered aerial passenger tramway. The fee shall not exceed a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300). The fees to be charged as adopted by the board under § 68-121-103(a)(5) and shall be in an amount sufficient to defray the cost of administering this chapter. The department shall give receipts for all fees and sums received and shall transmit the fees and sums upon receipt to the state treasurer, who shall maintain a separate account of the fees and sums; and the fees and sums shall constitute expendable receipts of the department in addition to the appropriations otherwise available.(3) A fee shall be paid to the department or its authorized representative for the acceptance inspection and for each unscheduled follow-up inspection following the construction or alteration of an elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or aerial passenger tramway. The fees shall be charged as adopted by the board under § 68-121-103(a)(5) and shall be in an amount sufficient to defray the cost of administering this chapter. The fee shall not exceed a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300). The department shall give receipts for all fees and sums received and shall transmit the fees and sums upon receipt to the state treasurer, who shall maintain a separate account of the fees and sums; and the fees and sums shall constitute expendable receipts of the department in addition to the appropriations otherwise available.
