Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Construction Codes
Construction Code Commission General Rules
Construction Code
Part 11 - PREMANUFACTURED UNITS
Section R. 408.31106 - Definitions; M to P

(1) "Mobile home" means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and designed to be used without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to required utilities and which is, or is intended to be, attached to the ground, to another structure, or to a utility system on the same premises for more than 30 consecutive days.

(2) "Model" means a type of building system, an assembly of materials or products intended to comprise a building or structure of a definite pattern or design and so designated by name or number, or both, by the manufacturer. A model may be increased in size up to 1 foot, 11 inches in length or depth before a new model designation is required.

(3) "Open construction" means unit, building, building component, assembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that all portions can be readily inspected at the building site without disassembly, damage, or destruction.

(4) "Premanufactured unit" means an assembly of materials or products intended to comprise all or part of a building or structure, and that is assembled, at other than the final location of the unit of the building or structure, by a repetitive process under circumstances intended to insure uniformity of quality and material content. The term includes a mobile home.