Uniform Elevator Keys are required for all new and existing elevators installed in buildings of six stories or more in height. Uniform elevator keys provide emergency access to responding fire service personnel in the event of an emergency within the building. Each uniform elevator key is distinct for each of Florida's seven emergency response regions. You may access a list of the counties within each regions by reviewing rule chapter 69A-47.015, Florida Administrative Code. This information is also depicted in the following map.
Compliance
Date for Existing Buildings is October 1,
2009
(1) In order to provide emergency access to
elevators:
(a) For each building in this state which
is six or more stories in height, including,
but not limited to, hotels and condominiums,
on which a building permit is issued after
September 30, 2006, all of the keys for
elevators that allow public access,
including, but not limited to, service and
freight elevators, must be keyed so as to
allow all elevators within each of the seven
state emergency response regions to operate
in fire emergency situations with one master
elevator key.
(b) Any building in this state which is six
or more stories in height and has undergone
"substantial improvement" as defined in s.
161.54(12) must also comply with
paragraph (a).
(2) Each existing building in this state
which is six or more stories in height must
comply with subsection (1) before October 1,
2009.
(4) As
an alternative to complying with the
requirements of subsection (1), each
building in this state which is required to
meet the provisions of subsections (1) and
(2) may instead provide for the installation
of a uniform lock box that contains the keys
to all elevators in the building allowing
public access, including service and freight
elevators. The uniform lock box must be
keyed to allow all uniform lock boxes in
each of the seven state emergency response
regions to operate in fire emergency
situations using one master key. The master
key for the uniform lock shall be issued in
accordance with subsection (3). The Division
of State Fire Marshal of the Department of
Financial Services shall enforce this
subsection.
Please contact your
local fire official for
information on compliance with the Elevator
Key requirements above
An Applicant for a Uniform Elevator Key must complete Part 1 and Part II of Form DFS-K3-1660 and mail the completed form to one of the authorized vendors listed; do not mail it to the State Fire Marshal. Upon receipt of the completed applications and payment to the vendor for the cost of each key to be issued, the authorized vendor will issue to the applicant the requested keys for the region of the applicant's physical Florida address. If an applicant requests a key for a region that is not consistent with its physical Florida address, the applicant must attach an explanation for obtaining the key. A separate application shall be submitted for each separate regional key(s).
All keys will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Rule Chapter 69A-47.016 and must be maintained in strict compliance with this Rule.
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