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APPENDIX E

MANUFACTURED HOUSING USED AS DWELLINGS

The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory unless specifically referenced in the adopting ordinance.
User note:
About this appendix: Appendix E regulates the installation, relocation, maintenance and repair of manufactured housing, including mobile
homes. It addresses permits, fees, inspections, utility service, location on a lot and foundation systems. This appendix is not intended to reg-
ulate the design and construction of those portions of manufactured housing or mobile homes that are above the foundation system except
where manufactured housing or mobile homes are moved or altered. Federal standards regulate those portions of manufactured housing and
mobile homes that are above the foundation system.

SECTION AE101 AE102.2 Additions, alterations or repairs. Additions made
SCOPE to a manufactured home shall conform to one of the follow-
AE101.1 General. These provisions shall be applicable only ing:
to a manufactured home used as a single dwelling unit 1. Be certified under the National Manufactured Housing
installed on privately owned (nonrental) lots and shall apply Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42
to the following: U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.).
1. Construction, alteration and repair of any foundation 2. Be designed and constructed to comply with the appli-
system that is necessary to provide for the installation cable provisions of the National Manufactured Housing
of a manufactured home unit. Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42
2. Construction, installation, addition, alteration, repair or U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.).
maintenance of the building service equipment that is 3. Be designed and constructed in compliance with the
necessary for connecting manufactured homes to water, code adopted by this jurisdiction.
fuel, or power supplies and sewage systems.
Additions shall be structurally separated from the manu-
3. Alterations, additions or repairs to existing manufac- factured home.
tured homes. The construction, alteration, moving, Exception: A structural separation need not be provided
demolition, repair and use of accessory buildings and where structural calculations are provided to justify the
structures, and their building service equipment, shall omission of such separation.
comply with the requirements of the codes adopted by
this jurisdiction. Alterations or repairs may be made to any manufactured
These provisions shall not be applicable to the design and home or to its building service equipment without requiring
construction of manufactured homes and shall not be deemed the existing manufactured home or its building service equip-
ment to comply with all the requirements of these provisions,
to authorize either modifications or additions to manufac- provided that the alteration or repair conforms to that
tured homes where otherwise prohibited.
required for new construction, and provided further that haz-
AE101.2 Flood hazard areas. New and replacement manu- ard to life, health or safety will not be created by such addi-
factured homes to be installed in flood hazard areas as estab- tions, alterations or repairs.
lished in Table R301.2(1) shall meet the applicable Alterations or repairs to an existing manufactured home,
requirements of Section R322.
which are nonstructural and do not adversely affect any struc-
tural member or any part of the building or structure having
required fire protection, shall be made with materials equiva-
SECTION AE102
APPLICATION TO EXISTING MANUFACTURED lent to those of which the manufactured home structure is
HOMES AND BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT constructed, subject to approval by the building official.
AE102.1 General. Manufactured homes and their building Exception: The installation or replacement of glass shall
service equipment to which additions, alterations or repairs be required for new installations.
are made shall comply with all the requirements of these pro- Minor additions, alterations and repairs to existing build-
visions for new facilities, except as specifically provided in ing service equipment installations may be made in accor-
this section. dance with the codes in effect at the time the original
installation was made, subject to the approval of the building

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