Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 870 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION CODE › Section 870.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For purposes of this Part, the following terms have the
				meanings ascribed in this Section.
"Accessory structure" means a structure such as a shed, garage,
				carport, deck or porch on a manufactured home site.
"Anchor" means any device used for securing the manufactured
				home to the foundation system or ground.
"Anchoring equipment" means bolts, straps, cables, turnbuckles,
				and chains, including tensioning devices, that are used with ties to secure a
				manufactured home to ground anchors or the foundation system.
"Anchoring system" means any method used for securing the
				manufactured home to a foundation system or the ground.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.
				[430 ILCS 117/10
				]
"Footing" means that portion of the support system that
				transmits loads directly to the soil.
"Foundation system" is a support system that transfers design
				loads into the underlying ground. Examples of acceptable foundation systems
				include, but are not limited to, a floating support system consisting of
				concrete runners under each frame I-beam, or a concrete pad that extends
				beneath the entire home and is at least 31/2" thick, or individual footing
				designed to support the home.
"Frost depth" means the depth of frost penetration into the
				soil.
"Frost heave" is an uplift of ground or pavement caused by
				freezing of moist soil.
"Ground anchor" means any device at the manufactured home
				installation site designed to transfer manufactured home anchoring loads to the
				ground.
"Independent testing laboratory" is an organization
				that:
Primarily is interested in testing and evaluating equipment;
				and
Is qualified and equipped to conduct and evaluate experimental
				testing in accordance with approved standards; and
Makes available a published report in which specific
				information is included stating that the equipment and installations have been
				tested and found safe for use in a specific manner; and
Is not under the jurisdiction or control of any manufacturer or
				supplier of any industry.
"Installation" means assembly, at the site of occupancy, of all
				portions of the manufactured home, connection of the manufactured home to
				utilities, and installation of support and anchoring systems.
"Installation certificate of compliance" means the certificate
				provided by the Department that is completed by the licensed manufactured home
				installer, which certifies that the manufactured home installation complies
				with this Part.
"Installation instructions" means those instructions provided
				by the manufacturer detailing the manufacturer's requirements for supports,
				anchoring system attachments and utility connections.
"Installation seal" means a sticker issued by the Department to
				a licensed manufactured home installer to be displayed on the manufactured home
				to indicate compliance with the Department's rules pertaining to manufactured
				home installation.
"Installers Act" means the Illinois Manufactured Home
				Installers Act [430 ILCS 120 ].
"Length of manufactured home" is the distance from the exterior
				of the front wall (nearest to the drawbar and coupling mechanism) to the
				exterior of the rear wall (at the opposite end of the home) where such walls
				enclose living or other interior space and such distance includes expandable
				rooms but not bay windows, porches, drawbars, couplings, hitches, or other
				attachments.
"Licensed manufactured home installer" means a person who has
				successfully completed a manufactured home installation course approved by the
				Illinois Department of Public Health, paid the license fee and been issued a
				current license. [430 ILCS 117/10
				]
"Manufactured home" is synonymous with "mobile home" and means
				a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure
				designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis and so constructed
				as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to
				its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent
				locations, at which it is placed on a support system for use as a permanent
				habitation, and designed and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a
				dwelling place for one or more persons; provided, that any such structure
				resting wholly on a permanent foundation, as defined in this Part, shall not be
				construed as a mobile home or manufactured home. The term "manufactured home"
				includes manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976 in accordance with
				the federal National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
				of 1974 and does not include an immobilized mobile home as defined in Section
				2.10 of the Mobile Home Park Act. [430 ILCS 117/10 ]
"Manufacturer" means a manufacturer of a manufactured home
				whether the manufacturer is located within or outside the State of Illinois.
				[430 ILCS 117/10]
"Minimum frost depth" means 35 inches, except in those areas
				where local ordinance establishes a different frost depth.
"On-site" means the physical presence of the licensed
				manufactured home installer at the installation site of a manufactured
				home.
"Permanent foundation" is a continuous perimeter foundation of
				material, such as mortared concrete block, mortared brick, or concrete, that
				extends into the ground below the established frost depth and to which the home
				is secured with foundation bolts at least one-half inch in diameter, spaced at
				intervals of no more than 6 feet and within one foot of the corners, and
				embedded at least 7 inches into concrete foundations or 15 inches into block
				foundations. [430 ILCS 117/10]
"Piers" means that portion of the support system between the
				footing and the manufactured home, exclusive of shims. Types of piers include
				concrete blocks, manufactured steel stands, and manufactured concrete
				stands.
"Site" is a parcel of land for the accommodation of a
				manufactured home.
"Stabilizing device" means a device or provision made to
				minimize the deflection or slicing through the soil by a ground anchor rod at
				ground level.
"Support system" means a combination of footings, piers and
				shims designed to support the home when properly installed.
"Tie" means a strap, cable, or securing device used to connect
				the manufactured home to the anchors.
"Tiedown Act" means the Illinois Mobile Home Tiedown Act [210
				ILCS 120 ].
"Tiedown manufacturer" is any person or business engaged in the
				manufacturing of tiedown equipment that is offered for sale or use in this
				State.
"Training hour" means at least 50 minutes of actual teaching,
				including time devoted to lecture, learning activities, small group activities,
				demonstrations, evaluations and/or practical, hands-on
				instruction.