A.
Mobile home design and construction shall conform
to generally accepted standards of the mobile home industry.
B.
Materials, assemblies and equipment shall conform
to generally accepted standards with respect to strength, durability,
corrosion and fire resistance and other qualities recognized under
such standards.
C.
Habitable and nonhabitable space shall be arranged,
located, lighted and ventilated so as to be appropriate for the intended
use.
D.
Mechanical systems and equipment shall be designed,
installed and located so that under normal conditions of use such
systems and equipment shall be capable of functioning safely and efficiently
without being forced to operate beyond the designed capacity.
E.
Equipment requiring operation, inspection or maintenance
shall be located so that easy access to it is provided.
F.
Plumbing, heating and electrical systems shall be
properly connected to approved sources of supply when a mobile home
is in a fixed location and occupied for living purposes.
G.
Mobile home units, including mechanical systems and
equipment, shall be maintained and operated so as to be free of conditions
conducive to personal injury or detrimental to health or welfare.
Mobile homes shall be structurally sound, effectively
insulated and capable of sustaining designed dynamic loading.
A.
Body and body framing.
(1)
Body frames shall be designed and constructed as complete
units. Wall and floor surfaces shall be firmly attached to body framing
members. Doors and windows shall be securely framed in place. Framing
and exterior skin shall be surface-treated or painted to prevent deterioration.
(2)
Roofs shall be pitched for proper drainage and shall
be weathertight. Roof decks shall be of metal or noncombustible materials.
(3)
Wood body framing shall be of seasoned lumber and
shall provide adequate support and rigidity. Members shall be joined
so as to ensure permanent attachment to each other.
(4)
Metal body framing shall be of structural formed sections,
riveted, bolted or welded together. Where different metals are joined,
precaution shall be taken to prevent electrolytic action.
(5)
Insulation of floors, roof and exterior walls shall
consist of noncombustible materials.
(6)
Ventilation shall be provided to minimize deterioration
of structural members from condensation or other causes.
B.
Chassis.
(1)
The chassis shall extend substantially the length
of the body and shall be capable of supporting the live and dead loads
to which subjected.
(2)
The tongue or drawbar shall be secured to the chassis
and shall be capable of supporting the weight of the forward end of
the mobile home. If designed to support gas cylinders, the tongue
shall be of sufficient strength and shall permit secure attachment.
(3)
The hitch shall be securely attached to the tongue
so as to become an integral part of the tongue.
(4)
Axles, spring assemblies and wheels shall be capable
of supporting the calculated loads.
C.
Placement. The placement of a mobile home on a mobile
home stand by jacks or supports shall be such as to ensure the retention
of the mobile home in a fixed position.
A.
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:
|
Square Footage
|
Number of Occupants
|
|---|---|
|
150
|
1 or 2
|
|
250
|
3
|
|
80 additional
|
Each additional
|
B.
Height of habitable space. Habitable 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.
C.
Bathrooms and toilet rooms. Bathrooms and toilet rooms
shall have provisions for privacy and shall be provided with floors
of moisture-resistant material.
D.
Prohibited uses. Bathrooms, toilet rooms, kitchens
and kitchenettes shall not be used for sleeping purposes.
E.
Exits. A mobile home shall have a safe and unobstructed
primary exit and emergency exit located remote from the primary exit.
A.
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:
(1)
Window area shall equal at least 10% of the floor
area of each habitable space.
B.
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:
(1)
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.
(2)
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 Subsection B(16) of § 147-11.
A.
Plumbing.
(2)
Hot and cold water supply shall be provided to the
kitchen sink, bathtub or shower and lavatory. Cold water shall be
supplied to the water closet.
(3)
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.
B.
Heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
(2)
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.
(3)
Space- and water-heating units shall be of an approved
type for installation in a mobile home. Fuel-burning water heaters
and furnaces, other than those having a sealed combustion space, shall
not be located in sleeping rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
(4)
Space-heating units shall have sufficient capacity
to maintain a minimum inside temperature of 70º 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.
(5)
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 130º to 140º F., and such units
shall be provided with safety devices arranged to relieve hazardous
pressures and excessive temperatures.
(6)
Electrical space- and water-heating equipment shall
be an approved type and shall have adequate circuit protection devices.
(7)
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.
(8)
Automatically operated heat-producing equipment using
utility gas shall have a valve that will automatically shut off the
flow of gas to the main burner when the pilot flame is extinguished.
(9)
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.
(10)
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.
(11)
Liquid-fuel-burning equipment shall be vented
and shall be provided with means to prevent spilling of fuel.
(12)
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.
(13)
Warm air supply ducts and fittings shall be
of noncombustible material.
(14)
Return air ducts shall be of noncombustible
material where exposed to temperatures which are unsafe for combustible
materials.
(15)
Return air grilles in doors and partitions shall
be of a permanent non-closable-type. Openings for return air shall
not be located in bathrooms, toilet rooms or kitchenettes.
C.
Electrical.
(1)
A mobile home shall contain an electrical wiring system
and service equipment.
(2)
Electrical wiring shall have adequate capacity for
designed lighting and appliance equipment. Individual circuits shall
contain overload protection devices.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
(5)
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 electrical system.
D.
Cooking and refrigeration.
(2)
Electrical cooking and refrigeration equipment shall
be of an approved type for installation in a mobile home and shall
have adequate circuit protection devices.
(3)
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.
(4)
Fuel storage shall conform to the requirements of
fuel storage for heating.
A mobile home shall be maintained in a safe
and sanitary condition.
A.
Interior. Floors, walls, ceilings, furnishings and
fixtures shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Exits
shall be maintained free of obstructions.
B.
Garbage and refuse. Suitable containers shall be provided
for the temporary storage of garbage and refuse within the mobile
home.
C.
Screening. From May 1st to October 1st, entrances
to the mobile home shall be provided with self-closing-type devices
or screens, and windows and other openings used for ventilation shall
be appropriately screened.
D.
Extermination. Mobile homes shall be maintained free
from insects, vermin and rodents. Extermination shall be effected
in conformance with generally accepted practice.
E.
Flammable materials. Flammable cleaning liquids and
other flammable materials shall be stored in a safe, approved manner.
