Section 52:27D-123.14 - Dimensional requirements for certain elevators.

NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-123.14 (2019) (N/A)
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52:27D-123.14 Dimensional requirements for certain elevators.

1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, within 180 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.21, the commissioner shall modify the code pertaining to elevators to require that at least one elevator be of such an arrangement to accommodate an ambulance stretcher 24 inches by 84 inches in the horizontal, open position with not less than 5-inch radius corners when installed in any newly-constructed buildings four or more stories above grade, or four or more stories below grade plane, for which a construction permit is issued subsequent to the effective date of the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall require such elevators to bear markings to identify its designation for use by emergency medical services consistent with national standards for such markings. This act shall not apply to one- and two- family residences.

L.2001, c.263, s.1; amended 2015, c.21.