Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 007 - ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Division 04 - Environmental Health Services › Rule 007.04.07-001 - Rules Pertaining to Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Parks

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
AUTHORITY
The following Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Mobile Home
				and Recreational Vehicle Parks are duly adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas
				State Board of Health pursuant to the authority expressly conferred by the Laws
				of the State of Arkansas, including, without limitation, Act 96 of 1913 (Ark.
				Code Ann. §
								20-7-109
				).
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
The following terms are defined for the purpose of these
				Regulations:
A.
Department:
The Arkansas Department of Health.
B.
Holding tank:
A tank or
			 device used for the temporary storage of untreated human waste.
C.
Mobile home:
A transportable,
			 single-family dwelling unit suitable for year-round occupancy and containing
			 the same water supply, waste disposal and electrical conveniences as immobile
			 housing.
D.
Mobile home
			 park:
A parcel of land for the placement of three (3) or more mobile
			 homes, where services for a fee are provided for the placement and maintenance
			 of mobile homes for residential purposes.
E.
Mobile home space:
A space or
			 lot in a mobile home park where water and sewer services are
			 provided.
F.
Service
			 building:
A structure housing toilet, lavatory and other facilities that
			 are necessary to adequately serve the park occupants.
G.
Sanitary station:
A facility
			 used for removing and disposing of wastes from self contained recreational
			 vehicle holding tanks.
H.
Service sink:
A slop sink with a flushing rim for the disposal of
			 liquid wastes from small holding tanks.
I.
Service water:
A sanitary
			 station water supply for the wash-down of sewage holding tanks, that is
			 equipped with a backflow prevention device, air gap supply line, and drain to
			 the sewage disposal system.
J.
Sewage:
All wastes discharging from sanitary conveniences and
			 plumbing fixtures of a domestic nature, exclusive of industrial and commercial
			 wastes.
K.
Sewer
			 connection:
The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and
			 appurtenances from the drain outlet of the trailer or mobile home to the inlet
			 of the corresponding sewer riser pipe of the sewer system serving the mobile
			 home space.
L.
Sewer riser
			 pipe:
That portion of the sewer line that extends vertically to the
			 ground elevation and terminates at each recreational vehicle or mobile home
			 space.
M.
Recreational
			 vehicle:
Any of the following:
1.
Travel trailer:
A vehicular, portable structure built on a
			 chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and
			 vacation uses, permanently identified as a Travel Trailer by the manufacturer
			 of the trailer and, when factory equipped for the road, it shall have a body
			 width not exceeding eight feet, and a body length not exceeding thirty-two (32)
			 feet.
2.
Pick-up
			 coach:
A structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as
			 a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
3.
Motor-home:
A self-powered,
			 enclosed recreational vehicle dually used as both a vehicle and a temporary or
			 full-time dwelling.
4.
Camping trailer:
A folding or collapsible structure, mounted on
			 wheels and designed for travel, recreation and vacation use.
N.
Dependent recreational
			 vehicle:
A recreational vehicle that is dependent upon a service
			 building for toilet and lavatory facilities.
O.
Self-contained recreational
			 vehicle:
A recreational vehicle that can operate independent of
			 connections to sewer, water and electrical systems. It contains a water-
			 flushed toilet, lavatory, shower and kitchen sink, all of which are connected
			 to water storage and sewage holding tanks located within the recreational
			 vehicle.
P.
Recreational
			 vehicle park:
A parcel of land, for which plans have been approved by
			 the Division of Health, where three or more spaces are occupied or intended for
			 occupancy by recreational vehicles for transient dwelling purposes.
Q.
Recreational vehicle space:
A
			 parcel of land in a recreational vehicle parking area for the placement of a
			 single recreational vehicle and the exclusive use of its occupants.
R.
Water connection:
A
			 connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water
			 riser pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within the
			 recreational vehicle or mobile home.
S.
Water riser pipe:
That
			 portion of the water supply system serving the mobile home or recreational
			 vehicle parking area which extends vertically to the ground elevation and
			 terminates at a designed point at each recreational vehicle or mobile home
			 space.
T.
Watering
			 station:
A facility for supplying the water storage tanks of
			 recreational vehicles with potable water.
U.
Wastewater:
Any sewage
			 containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution, including but
			 not limited to liquid wastes from toilets, kitchens sinks, lavatories, washing
			 machines, and other plumbing fixtures.