Iowa Code r. 875-71.15 - Fees
Except as noted in this rule, all fees are nonrefundable and due in advance.
(1)
Operating
permits. The annual operating permit fee is $75 per
conveyance.
(2)
Periodic
inspections. Fees shall be remitted to the department within 30 days
of the date of inspection. The fees for periodic inspections are as follows:
a. Construction elevator: $200.
b. Wind tower lift: $225.
c. Hand-powered elevator: $90.
d. Television tower elevator: $500.
e. Handicapped restricted use elevator:
$100.
f. Other hydraulic elevator:
$100.
g. Other traction elevator:
$150.
h. Escalator: $150.
i. Dumbwaiter: $90.
j. Wheelchair lift: $90.
k. CPH:
(1)
Annual: $500.
(2) Quarterly:
$200.
l. Moving walk:
$150.
(3)
Installation permits. The fees in this subrule cover the
initial print review, installation permit, initial inspection and first-year
operating permit. Each print revision submitted to the department is subject to
an additional fee of $100. The fees for new installations are as follows:
a. Wind tower lift: $500.
b. Material lift elevators: $500.
c. Other hydraulic elevators: $750.
d. Other traction elevators:
$1,000.
e. Escalator:
$1,000.
f. Dumbwaiter:
$500.
g. Wheelchair lift:
$500.
h. CPH: $500.
i. Moving walk: $500.
(4)
Alteration permits.
a. Except as set forth below, the fee for any
elevator alteration permit is $500 and covers the initial print review,
alteration permit, and initial inspection.
b. The fee for each CPH extension is $150.
The total fee required for all planned CPH extensions shall be submitted with
the installation permit application.
c. The fee for an alteration permit is $500
if the only alteration is the addition or replacement of an escalator skirt
brush.
d. The fee for an initial
print review, elevator alteration permit, and initial inspection is $250 if
both of the following conditions are met:
(1)
The only changes covered by the elevator alteration permit application are
required by ASME A17.3 (2011) as adopted in 875-Chapters 372 and 373;
and
(2) The elevator alteration
permit application is submitted before or no later than 120 days after the
issuance of an inspection report describing ASME A17.3 requirements.
e. For all other conveyances, the
fees for new installations shall apply to alterations.
(5)
Construction permits.
The construction permit fee is $200 per conveyance. This fee includes the fee
for initial inspection.
(6)
Controller upgrade permits. The controller upgrade permit fee
is $250. This fee includes one inspection.
(7)
Consultative inspections
Consultative inspections may be performed at the discretion of the director for
$125 per hour, including travel time, with a minimum charge of $250.
(8)
Special inspector
commission. The special inspector commission fee is $60
annually.
(9)
Witness of
safety tests. The fee for department employees to witness safety tests
is $125 per hour, including travel time, with a minimum charge of
$250.
(10)
Permit
extensions. The fee to extend an installation permit, alteration
permit, or construction permit is $100.
(11)
Inspections outside of normal
business hours. Inspections outside the normal business hours may be
performed at the discretion of the director. If the owner or contractor
requests an inspection outside of normal business hours and the director agrees
to the schedule, an additional fee will be charged. The additional fee will be
calculated at a rate of $200 per hour, including travel time, with a minimum
charge of $400.
(12)
Reinspections. The fees for reinspections are $400 for
television tower elevators and CPHs, $200 for wind tower lifts, and $300 for
all other conveyances.
(13)
Inspection for temporary removal from service. The inspection
fee for temporary removal from service is $125 per hour, including travel time,
with a minimum charge of $250.
(14)
Fee waiver.
a. When a state
inspector combines in one visit two different types of inspection on a single
conveyance, the director may waive the lesser of the fees.
b. The fee for an alteration permit will be
waived by the director if the only alterations covered by the permit
application are required by 875-Chapter 372 or 373. The fee waiver set forth in
this paragraph does not eliminate the requirement to pay for an acceptance
inspection or for an operating permit.
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