Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part XIV - Plumbing
Chapter 15 - Travel Trailers and Travel Trailer Parks [formerly Appendix B - Travel Trailers and Travel Trailer Parks]
Section XIV-1503 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

Air Lock - a condition where air is trapped in a drain or drain hose and retards or stops the flow of liquid waste or sewage.

Center - the longitudinal center line located midway between the right and the left side of a mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer.

Combination Compartment -a shower stall with or without a door which provides for or includes a water closet. It is sized for occupancy of only one person.

Department Having Jurisdiction -the administrative authority/authorities or other law enforcement agency/agencies having jurisdiction over this Code.

Dependent Travel Trailer - a travel trailer not equipped with a water closet.

Drain Hose - the approved type hose, flexible and easily detachable, used for connecting the drain outlet on a travel trailer to a sewer inlet connection.

Drain Outlet - the lowest end of the main drain of a travel trailer itself to which a drain hose is connected.

Independent Mobile/Manufactured Home or Travel Trailer - a mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer equipped with a water closet and a bath or shower.

Inlet Coupling - the terminal end of the branch water line to which the mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer's water service connection is made. It may be a swivel fitting or threaded pipe end.

Intermediate Waste Holding Tank - (travel trailers only) an enclosed tank for the temporary retention of water-borne waste.

Length - the distance measured from the tip of the hitch to the part farthest to the rear of a mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer.

Park or Mobile/Manufactured Home Park or Travel Trailer Park - any lot, tract, parcel or plot of land upon which more than one travel trailer and/or mobile/manufactured homes parked for the temporary or permanent use of a person or persons for living, working or congregating.

Park Drainage System -the entire system of drainage piping within the park which is used to convey sewage or other wastes from the mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer drain outlet connection, beginning at its sewer inlet connection at the mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer site, to a community sewerage system, a commercial treatment facility, or an individual sewerage system.

Park Water Distribution System -all of the water distribution piping within the park, extending from the water supply system or other source of supply to, but not including, the mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer's water service connection, and including branch service lines, fixture devices, service buildings and appurtenances thereto.

Service Building - a building housing toilet and bathing facilities for men and women, with laundry facilities.

Sewer Inlet - a sewer pipe connection permanently provided at the travel trailer or mobile/manufactured home site which is designed to receive sewage when a travel trailer or a mobile/manufactured home is parked on such site. It is considered the upstream terminus of the park drainage system.

Sewer Lateral - that portion of the park drainage system extending from the main to the sewer inlet connection at a mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer site.

Trailer Trap - a device, fitting or assembly of fittings installed in the sewer lateral for a travel trailer or mobile/manufactured home which is used to prevent the circulation of air between the park drainage system and the drainage system of the individual travel trailer or mobile/manufactured home.

Travel Trailer - a vehicular unit, mounted on wheels, designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, of such size or weight as not to require special highway movement permits when towed by a motorized vehicle, and of gross trailer area less than 320 square feet.

Travel Trailer Sanitary Service Station -a sewage inlet with cover, surrounded by a concrete apron sloped inward to the drain, and watering facilities to permit periodic washdown of the immediately adjacent area, to be used as a disposal point for the contents of intermediate waste holding tanks of travel trailers.

Water Service Connection - as used in conjunction with mobile/manufactured homes and travel trailers, the water pipe connected between the inlet coupling of the park water distribution system and the water supply fitting provided on the mobile/manufactured home or travel trailer itself.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4(A)(7) and R.S. 40:5(2)(3)(7)(9)(16)(17)(20).