UNIFORM
ELEVATOR KEYS
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
Florida
Statutes, Chapter 399.15 Regional
emergency elevator access.--
(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.
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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