Counterweight hoistways.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 14-16-72
in effectSec. 14-16-72. - Counterweight hoistways.
A. Outside counterweight hoistway. Hoistways for counterweights located outside of elevator hoistways shall be kept enclosed for the full height of the shaftway.
Exception: if such hoistways are located outside of the building the shaftway for the counterweight shall be guarded to a height of ten feet above the ground, with solid construction.
B. Counterweight pit guard. Counterweight hoistways located in the enclosed shaftway of power elevators shall be guarded from a point one foot above the pit floor to a point seven feet above the floor of its own pit or above the floor of the adjacent pit.
Exceptions:
1. When compensating chains or cables are attached to the underside of the counterweight;
2. Light weight looped chains may be used where the clearances do not permit the installation of a guard.
C. Counterweight shaftway doors. Doors leading to counterweight shaftways shall be kept locked.
(Code 1967, § 49-122; Code 1985, § 46-142)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT14BUCO_CH14-16ELDUESAMDE_ART6MISAREEL_S14-16-72COHOFetched: 10/28/2026