(a)
Manufactured homes which are subject to sections 604 and 625 of the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C.A. §§
5403 and
5424) and the regulations issued
thereunder by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development are
not subject to this chapter.
(b)
The following language must appear in the installation documentation provided
with the industrialized home and the data plate:
The manufacturer certifies that the structure (insert
serial number) is not a manufactured home subject to the provisions of the
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act and
is
(1) designed only for erection or
installation on a site built permanent foundation
(2) not designed to be moved once so erected
or installed
(3) designed and
manufactured to comply with (insert applicable standards)
(4) to the manufacturer's knowledge not
intended to be used other than on a site-built permanent foundation.
(c) A residential permanent
foundation shall be constructed in accordance with the prescriptive provisions
of the adopted building code or, when required, designed by a licensed
professional engineer. A residential permanent foundation must have attachment
points to anchor and stabilize the home to transfer all code required loads to
the underlying soil or rock. In either case, a residential permanent foundation
must:
(1) Be designed for vertical stability
as follows:
(i) Footings properly sized to
prevent overloading of the soil.
(ii) Minimum depth of footings below
undisturbed ground surface must be 12 inches or as required by the local code,
whichever is greater.
(iii) Shallow
foundation footings must be constructed of cast-in-place concrete.
(iv) Masonry walls and piers must be
mortared.
(2) Be designed
for lateral stability as follows:
(i)
Anchorage capacity to prevent uplift, sliding and overturning or other movement
of the structure.
(ii) May not
utilize tension-only steel straps.
(iii) May not utilize screw-in soil
anchors.
(3) Be
constructed of durable materials, that is, concrete, mortared masonry or
treated wood. This includes precast foundation systems.
(d) A residential permanent foundation does
not include alternative systems or components labeled only for use under one or
more of the following standards:
(1) 24 CFR
Part
3280 (relating to manufactured home construction and safety
standards).
(2) 24 CFR Part
3286
(relating to manufactured home installation program).
(3) NFPA 225 Model Manufactured Home
Installation Standard.
(4) ANSI
A225.1 NFPA 501A Manufactured Home Installations.
(5) International Residential Code, Appendix
E.
(e) Industrialized
buildings are excluded from this section.
