Maximum occupancy. The maximum number of occupants
of a mobile home shall be limited to the number determined on the
basis of the square feet of floor area of habitable space, exclusive
of habitable space used for cooking purposes, in accordance with the
following: 150 square feet for one or two occupants; 250 square feet
for three occupants; and 80 square feet additional for each occupant
thereafter.
Height of habitable space. Habitual space shall have
a minimum ceiling height of seven feet over 50% of the floor area;
and the floor area where the ceiling height is less than five feet
shall not be considered in computing gross floor area.
Habitable space. A mobile home shall be provided with
natural light and ventilation adequate for the intended use of each
habitable space in accordance with the following:
The operable area of windows and other openings used for natural ventilation of each habitable space shall equal at least 45% of the required window area, or mechanical ventilation shall be provided as set forth in § 103-9B.
Nonhabitable space. A mobile home shall be provided
with light and ventilation adequate for the intended use of nonhabitable
space in accordance with the following:
Kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be
provided with light of sufficient intensity and so distributed as
to permit the maintenance of sanitary conditions and the safe use
of the space and the appliances, equipment, and fixtures; and
Kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be provided with natural ventilation consisting of openable areas of not less than 1 1/2 square feet for bathrooms and toilet rooms, and not less than three square feet for kitchenettes; or mechanical ventilation shall be provided as set forth in § 103-9B.
The plumbing system shall be designed and arranged
so as to facilitate connecting to approved exterior water supply and
sewage disposal systems, provide adequate water supply to all plumbing
fixtures and dispose of all liquid wastes therefrom.
Areas allocated for installation of space heating
and water heating equipment shall provide adequate clearance so that
the surface of adjacent combustible materials will not exceed a safe
temperature. Curtains and draperies shall not be used in such areas.
Space and water heating units shall be of a type approved
for installation in a mobile home. Fuel-burning water heaters and
furnaces other than those having a sealed combustion chamber shall
not be located in sleeping rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
Space heating units shall have sufficient capacity
to maintain a minimum inside temperature of 70° F., based
on the average of the recorded annual minimum outside temperatures
for the locality, and shall be provided with manual or automatic temperature
control devices.
Water heating units shall have sufficient capacity
to deliver at each hot water outlet an ample supply of water at a
minimum temperature range of 130° F. to 140° F.,
and such units shall be provided with safety devices arranged to relieve
hazardous pressures and excessive temperatures.
Gas and liquid fuel-burning equipment shall be specifically
designed for the type of fuel used. Flues and vents shall be suitable
for the type of fuel used, and shall be installed so that the surface
of adjacent combustible material will not exceed a safe temperature.
Automatically operated heat-producing equipment using
liquefied petroleum gas shall have a valve that will automatically
shut off the flow of gas to the pilot light and main burner when the
pilot flame is extinguished.
Fuel-burning space and water heating units shall be
vented. Other fuel-burning equipment shall be vented where the discharge
of products of combustion into the space where the equipment is installed
would be unsafe.
Fuel storage containers and gas cylinders shall
be mounted outside the mobile home, or in a space that is vented to
the outside and is vaportight to the inside.
Return-air grilles in doors and partitions shall
be of a permanent nonclosable type. Openings for return air shall
not be located in bathrooms, toilet rooms or kitchenettes.
Air conditioning for habitable space provided
in lieu of mechanical ventilation shall supply an amount of air not
less than that set forth in the preceding subsection, with at least
25% of the required quantity taken from the outside.
Electrical wiring shall have adequate capacity for
designed lighting and appliance equipment. Individual circuits shall
contain overload protection devices.
At least one receptacle outlet shall be provided for
each multiple of 12 linear feet of wall space or major fraction thereof
in each habitable space and kitchenette. Bathrooms and toilet rooms
shall have permanently installed lighting fixtures and switches located
so as not to be an electrical hazard.
Exterior equipment shall be weatherproofed to ensure
protection of equipment from the elements. Service equipment shall
have means for quick disconnection from the source of supply.
Provision shall be made for grounding non-current-carrying
metallic parts of the electrical system. Such grounding shall be common
to one external supply point. Provision shall be made for exterior
source grounding of the electrical system.
Electrical cooking and refrigeration equipment shall
be of an approved type for installation in a mobile home and shall
have adequate circuit protection devices.
Gas-burning cooking and refrigeration equipment shall
be of an approved type for mobile home installation, and connections
to rigid pipe shall be made with approved flexible metal gas appliance
connectors.
Interior. Floors, walls, ceilings, furnishings and
fixtures shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Exits
shall be maintained free of obstructions.
Screening. From May 1 to October 1, entrances to the
mobile home shall be provided with self-closing devices or screens,
and windows and other openings used for ventilation shall be appropriately
screened.
Extermination. Mobile homes shall be maintained free
of insects, vermin and rodents. Extermination shall be effected in
conformance with generally accepted practice.