Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) General.
The planning and permitting processes as well as utility
connections shall be governed by the authority having jurisdiction.
(1) Permits and plans review shall be
required for all manufactured home installations, in manufactured home parks
and on private property. In any
region
where there is no certified inspection department, or
where the division determines that it is necessary, the
division may assign a
third party inspection
agency to perform inspections or plans review, or the division may perform those functions
itself.
(2) Inspections shall
be required for all manufactured home installations. Two or more inspections
may be required to verify compliance with these standards. It is the
responsibility of the installers to call for inspection of the work
that
they perform. The installer or his or her designee may call for
inspection;
however, the installer is solely responsible for
ensuring that the calls for inspection are made in an
appropriate and timely manner.
(a)
The division may review
plans, issue permits, and may perform inspections of footing or base support
systems, regardless of whether a manufactured home is being installed
concurrently, provided the installer makes application as prescribed by the
division, and has obtained approval for the location of the footing or base
support system, and such footing or base support system has been installed in
accordance with paragraphs (L) to (P) of rule 4781-6-03.3 of the Administrative
Code.
(b) Permit and plan
review in paragraph (A) of this rule shall be the same as required in rules 4781-7-09 and 4781-12-05 of the Administrative Code.
(3) Where it is impractical for the
manufactured home to conform to the strict letter of these standards, the
inspector may accept methods or materials that are substantially equivalent to
these standards. A certified architect or professional engineer may be
required to substantiate equivalency if structural components of the
manufactured home have been altered or replaced, at no cost to the authority
having jurisdiction.
(4) Once the
inspections are made and final approval is given, the inspector shall attach
a
division- approved inspection seal to the manufactured home.
(B) Moving manufactured home to location.
(1) The manufactured
home
shall be moved to the site and placed on the site only when the site is
prepared in accordance with these standards and when the utilities are
available as required by the authority having jurisdiction.
(2) Access for the transporter. Before
attempting to move a home, the transporter should ensure that the
transportation equipment and home can be routed to the installation site and
that all special transportation permits required by the authority having
jurisdiction have been obtained.
(3) Drainage structures. Ditches and culverts
used to drain surface runoff shall meet the requirements of the authority
having jurisdiction and are considered in the overall site
preparation.
(C) Permits
and alterations.
(1) Issuance of permits. All
necessary fee(s) shall be paid and permits shall be obtained, which may include
verification that the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction
regarding encroachments in streets, yards, and courts are obeyed and that
permissible setback and fire separation distances from property lines and
public roads are met.
(2)
Alterations. Prior to making any alteration to a home or its installation, the
installer shall contact the authority having jurisdiction to determine if plan
approval and permits are required.
(D) Installation of manufactured home with
attached accessory building or structure.
(1)
Each accessory building or structure is designed to support all of its own live
and dead loads, unless the structure is included in the manufactured home's
installation instructions or designed by an Ohio registered professional
engineer or registered architect. The design loads for an accessory building
and structure shall be the site specific loads according to the residential
code of Ohio. No accessory building or structure shall restrict the egress
openings including required egress doors and windows. The inspection of
construction of accessory buildings or structures shall be performed by the
local authority having jurisdiction, not division
inspectors.
(2)
Ramadas and carports.
(a)
Ramadas and
carports shall not restrict the required egress openings in a manufactured
home.
(b)
Ramadas and carports shall be open on at least one
side. If enclosed on three sides, must maintain a thirty-six inch means of
egress toward the opposite of the open end.
(3) Attached garages.
(a) An attached garage shall be free standing
and self-supporting and anchored and supported in accordance with the
manufacturer's installation instructions. If the attached garage is site-built,
it shall be constructed in accordance with the residential code of Ohio.
Attached garages shall have the fire separation from living and sleeping spaces
as required in the residential code of Ohio. The inspection of construction of
accessory buildings shall be performed by the local authority having
jurisdiction, not division inspectors.
(b) Garages shall not eliminate the path of
egress from the manufactured home. Garages shall not be placed where the
bedroom egress window is blocked unless there is a second egress window in the
same bedroom that is not blocked. Alternate egress routes shall be
subject to approval by the authority having jurisdiction.
(c) One manufactured home egress door shall
open directly to the outside without passing through a garage or accessory
building.
(d) Ventilation, attic
access, and crawl space access openings between the manufactured home and
garage shall not be permitted.
(4) Basements
(a) Basements not designed by the home
manufacturer shall be designed by an Ohio registered professional engineer or
registered architect in accordance with the
MHCSS, the requirements of the manufactured home,
and these standards.
(b) Basements
shall be designed for the appropriate horizontal and vertical loads required
for the site per the residential code of Ohio. Basement design loads shall
include the live and dead loads of the manufactured home.
(c) Except where specified in these
standards or the manufacturer's
installation instructions, basements shall be constructed in accordance with
the residential code of Ohio. The inspection of construction of basements shall
be performed by the local authority having jurisdiction, not
division inspectors.
(d) Basements shall have smoke alarms or
detectors installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions, residential
code of Ohio, manufacturer's listing and installation instructions or NFPA 72
and these standards.
(e) Basements
may include a garage if wall, ceiling, and door
separation is provided in accordance with the provisions for garages in the
residential code of Ohio.
(5) Miscellaneous modifications.
All egress doors and windows shall be readily openable without
the use of a key or special effort or knowledge. No installer shall alter the
manufacturer's egress provisions except where specifically permitted in these
standards. Bars, grills, screens or other obstructions placed over egress doors
or windows shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of
a key or tool.
(E) Utility system connections.
(1) Proper procedures. The authority having
jurisdiction shall be consulted before connecting the manufactured home to any
utilities, and only qualified personnel familiar with local requirements are
permitted to make utility site connections and conduct tests.
(2) Drainage system. The main drain line
shall be connected to the site's sewer hookup, using an elastomeric coupler or
by other methods acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction, as shown in
figure 9A of this rule.
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(3)
Fuel supply system.
(a) Conversion of gas
appliances. A service person acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction
may convert the appliance from one type of gas to another, following
instructions by the manufacturer of each appliance.
(b) Orifices and regulators. Before making
any connections to the site supply, the inlet orifices of all gas-burning
appliances shall be checked to ensure they are correctly set up for the type of
gas to be supplied.
(c) Connection
procedures. Gas-burning appliance vents shall be inspected to ensure that they
are connected to the appliance and that roof jacks are properly installed and
have not come loose during transit.
(d) Gas appliance start up procedures. The
authority having jurisdiction shall be consulted concerning the following gas
appliance startup procedures:
(i) One at a
time, opening equipment shutoff valves, lighting pilot lights when provided,
and adjusting burners and spark igniters for automatic ignition systems shall
be in accordance with each appliance manufacturer's instructions.
(ii) Checking the operation of the furnace
and water heater thermostats.
(iii)
The authority having jurisdiction shall be consulted prior to connection to the
gas supply.
(F) Heating oil systems.
(1) Homes equipped with oil burning furnaces
shall have their oil supply tank and piping installed and tested on site in
accordance with NFPA 31,
"Standard for the Installation of Oil Burning Equipment," 2001 or the authority
having jurisdiction, whichever is more stringent.
(2) The oil burning furnace manufacturer's
instructions shall be consulted for pipe size and installation
procedures.
(3) Oil storage tanks
and pipe installations shall meet all applicable local regulations of the
authority having jurisdiction.
(4)
Tank installation requirements.
(a) The tank
shall be located where it is accessible to service and supply and safe from
fire and other hazards.
(b) In
flood hazard areas, the oil storage tank shall be anchored and elevated to or
above the design flood elevation, or anchored and designed to prevent
flotation, collapse, or permanent lateral movement during the design
flood.
(c) Leak test procedure.
Before the system is operated, it shall be checked for leaks in the tank and
supply piping in accordance with NFPA 31, "Standard for the Installation of Oil
Burning Equipment," 2001 or the requirements of the authority having
jurisdiction, whichever is more stringent.
(G) Telephone and cable television.
Telephone and cable television wiring shall be installed in
accordance with requirements of the authority having jurisdiction and the
NEC, NFPA No. 70.