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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-5 - Basic principles of design and construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 5.
The following principles are given as basic goals in the
				  construction of mobile structures, which also serve as guidelines for the
				  understanding of the provisions of
				  675 IAC 15-2-3-675 IAC 15-2-31.
				  These principles serve to define the intent of the provisions of
				  675 IAC 15-2-3-675 IAC
				  15-2-31 when considerations arise
				  which are not covered in the balance of the text.
Principle No. 1. To provide safe, healthful
				  facilities.
Principle No. 2. To provide structural strength and rigidity
				  sufficient for design loads, both in transit and on site.
Principle No. 3. To provide adequate running gear and
				  coupling for safe transportation of the mobile structure.
Principle No. 4. To provide equipment designed and installed
				  for safety of operation, ease of service, and adequate for the intended
				  use.
Principle No. 5. To provide installed materials of adequate
				  specification to resist deterioration.
Principle No. 6. To provide against the entrance of water and
				  winds at all joints, connections, and openings in exterior surfaces.
Principle No. 7. To provide arrangement of habitable spaces
				  for health and safety.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-6 - Definitions for design and construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 6.
The following definitions are applicable to
				  675 IAC 15-2-3-675 IAC
				  15-2-31.
"Dead load" means the weight of all permanent construction
				  including walls, floors, roofs, partitions, and fixed service equipment.
"Diagonal tie" means any tiedown designed to resist lateral
				  or shear forces and which may secondarily resist uplift and overturning
				  forces.
"Gross floor area" means all space, wall to wall, including
				  recess entries and areas under built-in vanities and similar furniture. Where
				  ceiling height is less than that specified in
				  675 IAC 15-2-22, the floor area
				  under such ceilings shall not be included.
"Ground anchor" means any device at the mobile structure site
				  designed for the purpose of securing a mobile structure to the ground.
"Habitable room" means a room or enclosed floor space
				  arranged for living, eating, food preparation, or sleeping purposes (not
				  including bathrooms, toilet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers,
				  hallways, and other accessory floor spaces).
"Interior finish" means the surface material of walls, fixed
				  or movable partitions, ceilings and other exposed interior surfaces affixed to
				  the mobile structure including any material such as paint. Interior finish does
				  not include decorations or furnishings which are not affixed to the mobile
				  structure.
"Live load" means the weight superimposed by the use and
				  occupancy of the mobile structure including wind load and snow load, but not
				  including dead load.
"Tiedown" means any device designed for the purpose to anchor
				  a mobile structure to ground anchors.
"Wind load" means the lateral or vertical pressure or uplift
				  on the mobile structure due to wind blowing in any direction.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-7 - General design and construction requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 7.
(a) Minimum
				requirements. The design and construction of a mobile structure shall conform
				to the provisions of this code. For any size, weight, or quality of material
				modified by the terms of "minimum", "not less than", "at least", and similar
				expressions are minimum standards. The manufacturer or installer may exceed
				these requirements provided such deviation does not result in any inferior
				installation or defeat the purpose and intent of this code.
(b) Construction. All construction methods
				shall be in conformance with accepted engineering practices to insure durable,
				usable, and safe structure. Exposed metal structural members shall be protected
				to resist corrosion.
(c) Structural
				analysis. The strength and rigidity of the component parts and the integrated
				structure shall be determined by engineering analysis or by suitable load tests
				to simulate the actual loads and conditions that occur on site.
(d) Structural requirements. Each mobile
				structure shall be designed and constructed as a completely integrated
				structure capable of sustaining the design load requirements of this structure
				and shall be capable of transmitting these loads to stablizing devices without
				causing an unsafe deformation or abnormal internal movement of the structure or
				its structural parts.
(e) Allowable
				design stress. The design stresses of all materials shall conform to accepted
				engineering practice. The use of materials not identified as to strength or
				stress grade shall be limited to the minimum allowable stresses under accepted
				engineering practice.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-8 - Design dead loads

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 8.
Design dead loads shall be the actual dead load supported by
				  the structural assembly under consideration.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-9 - Design live loads

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 9.
The design live loads shall be as specified in
				  675 IAC 15-2-10 and shall be
				  considered to be uniformly distributed. The roof live load shall not be
				  considered as acting simultaneously with the wind load. The roof and floor live
				  loads shall not be considered as resisting the overturning moment due to wind.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-10 - Wind, roof, and snow loads

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 10.
(a) Wind
				Loads. Mobile structures shall be designed for the following wind loads:
Horizontal
15 lb/sq. ft.
Vertical Upward
9 lb/sq. ft.
Vertical Downward (See Roof Loads, (b)
				  below)
(b) Roof Loads. Flat,
				curved and pitched roofs shall be designed to resist the following live loads,
				applied downward on the horizontal projection:
North Zone
30 lb/sq. ft.
Middle Zone
20 lb/sq. ft.
(c)
				Required Snow Load
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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-11 - Fastening of structural systems

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 11.
Roof framing shall be securely fastened to wall framing,
				  walls to floor structure, and floor structure to chassis, to secure and
				  maintain continuity between the roof and floor and chassis, so as to resist
				  wind overturning and sliding as imposed by design loads in
				  675 IAC
				  15-2-10(b). Directions for anchorage
				  shall accompany all mobile structures.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-12 - Walls

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 12.
(a) The
				walls shall be of sufficient strength to withstand the load requirements as
				defined in
				675 IAC 15-2-10 without exceeding
				the deflections as specified in
				675 IAC 15-2-14. The connections
				between the bearing walls, floors, and roof framework members shall be
				fabricated in such a manner as to provide support for the material used to
				enclose the mobile structure and to provide for transfer of all lateral and
				vertical loads to the floor and chassis.
(b) Drilling or Notching of Wood Wall
				Structural Members. Except where substantiated by engineering design, studs
				shall not be notched or drilled in the middle one-third (1/3) of their
				length.
(c) Interior Walls.
				Interior walls shall be constructed with structural capacity adequate for the
				intended purpose and shall be capable of resisting a horizontal load of not
				less than five (5) pounds per square foot.
(d) Firestopping. Firestopping shall be
				provided in mobile structures to cut off all concealed draft openings in all
				stud walls and partitions, including furred spaces, so placed that the maximum
				vertical dimension of any concealed space is not over ten feet (10').
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-13 - Floors

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 13.
(a) Floor
				assemblies shall be designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice
				to support a minimum uniform live load of forty (40) pounds per square foot
				plus the dead load of the materials. In addition (but not simultaneously),
				floors shall be able to support a two hundred (200) pound concentrated load on
				a two inch (2") diameter disc at the most critical location with a maximum
				deflection not to exceed one-eighth inch (1/8") relative to floor framing.
				Perimeter joists of more than six inches (6") depth shall be stabilized against
				overturning from superimposed loads as follows: at ends by solid blocking not
				less than two inch (2") thickness by full depth of joist, or by connecting to a
				continuous header not less than two inch (2") thickness and not less than the
				depth of the joist with connecting device; at eight feet (8') maximum
				intermediate spacing by solid blocking or by wood cross-bridging of not less
				than one inch (1") by three inches (3"), approved metal cross-bridging or by
				other approved methods.
(b) Wood
				floors or subfloors in kitchens, bathrooms (including toilet compartments),
				laundry rooms, water heater compartments, and any other areas subject to
				excessive moisture shall be moisture resistant or shall be made moisture
				resistant by sealing or by an overlay of nonabsorbent material applied with
				water-resistant adhesive.
(c)
				Carpeting shall not be used under a heat-producing appliance unless the
				appliance is listed for such use.
(d) Drilling or Notching of Wood Joist
				Structural Members. Except where substantiated by engineering design, notches
				on the ends of joists shall not exceed one-fourth (1/4) the joist depth. Holes
				bored in joists shall not be within two inches (2") of the top or bottom of the
				joist, and the diameter of any such hole shall not exceed one-third (1/3) the
				depth of the joist. Notches in the top or bottom of the joists shall not exceed
				one-sixth (1/6) the depth and shall not be located in the middle third of the
				span.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-14 - Design load deflection

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 14.
When a structural assembly is subjected to total design live
				  loads, the deflection for structural framing members shall not exceed the
				  following:
Floor
L/240
Roof and Ceiling
L/180
Headers, Beams, Girders
L/180 (Vertical Loads Only)
Where L = the clear span between supports or two times the
				  length of a cantilever.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-15 - Structural load tests

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 15.
Structural assemblies or subassemblies that are tested shall
				  sustain the design dead load plus the superimposed design live load equal to
				  1.75 times the required live load for a period of twelve (12) hours without
				  failure, unless otherwise specified herein. Failure shall be considered
				  rupture, fracture or residual deflection which is greater than the limits set
				  in 675 IAC 15-2-14. An assembly or
				  subassembly to be tested shall be representative of the minimum quality of
				  materials of the group of assemblies or subassemblies as ordinarily
				  manufactured. Each test assembly, component or subassembly shall be identified
				  as to type and quality or grade of material. Structural load tests or other
				  tests based on nationally recognized standards may be
				  approved.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-16 - Weather resistance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 16.
Exterior covering shall be of moisture and weather resistive
				  materials attached with corrosion resistant fasteners to resist wind and rain.
				  Metal coverings shall be of corrosion resistant materials.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-17 - Condensation resistance for residential systems

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 17.
Spaces within outside walls and ceilings shall be ventilated
				  and/or shall be provided with corrosion resistant vapor type barriers on the
				  warm side of the walls and ceilings or other means shall be used to avoid
				  condensation with these spaces.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-18 - Interior walls, partitions, and ceilings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 18.
The interior finish of rooms and hallways (not serving as an
				  exit for an occupancy load of thirty (30) or more), enclosures for furnaces and
				  water heaters (including doors) shall be of materials whose flame spread
				  classification shall not exceed two hundred (200).
EXCEPTION: Moldings, trim, cabinets, splash panels and doors
				  that close openings that do not exceed twenty-one (21) square feet.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-19 - Rodent resistance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 19.
Exterior surfaces shall be sealed to resist the entrance of
				  rodents.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-20 - Heat loss; mobile system

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 20.
(a) The
				total calculated heat loss of the unit at the outdoor design temperature shall
				not exceed forty (40) Btu/hour/square feet of the total floor area or 275
				Btu/hour/lineal foot of the perimeter of the space to be heated to 70° F,
				whichever is greater. The minimum total resistance value (R), excluding
				framing, windows and doors shall not be less than:
Wall
11.0
Ceiling
19.0
Floor
10.0
(b)
				"R" values and "U" factors shall be calculated as outlined in the latest
				edition of the Indiana Energy Conservation Code (675 IAC 19).
(c) Framing Heat Loss. In the absence of
				specific data, for the purpose of heat loss calculations, the following framing
				areas shall be assumed:
Wall
20% of net wall area
Ceiling
5% of total ceiling area
Floor
10% of net floor area
(d)
				Infiltration Heat Loss. Infiltration heat loss shall be determined as outlined
				in the Indiana Energy Conservation Code (675 IAC 19).
Outside Design Temperature Degrees F
Infiltration Allowance Btu/hr
40
3330
30
4440
20
5550
10
6660
0
7770
minus 10
8880
minus 20
9990
minus 30
11100
minus 40
12210
(e)
				Duct Heat Loss. The supply duct heat loss shall be calculated separately using
				the actual duct surface area and the actual thickness of insulation between the
				duct and outside of the mobile structure. If there is an air space of one-half
				inch (1/2") or less, the heat duct shall be assumed in contact with the
				insulation. If there is an air space of over one-half inch (1/2") between the
				duct and the insulation, no special heat loss need be calculated if the cavity
				in which the duct is located is assumed to be at 70° F. The average
				temperature inside the supply duct shall be assumed to be at least 130° F
				for the purpose of calculation.
(f)
				The wall, roof and floor assembly R values are typical and are not intended to
				be all inclusive. Other assemblies may be used provided documentation is
				submitted indicating overall equivalent thermal transmittance for the
				structure. Such documentation shall be consistent with accepted engineering
				practice.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-21 - Design considerations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 21.
Light and Ventilation. Adequate provisions shall be made for
				  light and ventilation in accordance with the following:
(a) Occupied Rooms. Occupied rooms shall be
				provided with exterior windows or doors having a total glazed area of not less
				than eight percent (8%) of the gross floor area. An area equivalent to not less
				than four percent (4%) of the gross floor area shall be available for
				unobstructed ventilation. Glazed areas need not be openable where a mechanical
				ventilation system is provided and is capable of producing a change of air in
				the room(s) every thirty (30) minutes with not less than one-fifth (1/5) of the
				air supply taken from outside the mobile structure.
EXCEPTIONS:
1.
				Mechanical ventilation may be used for commercial applications when the
				ventilation is a minimum of five (5) cubic feet per minute or fifteen (15)
				cubic feet per minute, per occupant.
2. Kitchens may be provided with artificial
				light and mechanical ventilation capable of producing a change of air in the
				room every thirty (30) minutes. Windows and doors used for light or ventilation
				shall open directly to the outside of the structure.
3. Adequate artificial light may be provided
				in commercial structures.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-22 - Ceiling height

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 22.
Every habitable room shall have a minimum ceiling height of
				  not less than seven feet (7') in at least fifty percent (50%) of its required
				  area with no portion of the required area less than five feet (5') in height.
				  Hallways shall have a minimum ceiling height of six feet and six inches (6'
				  6").
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-23 - Exits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 23.
(a) Mobile
				System-Commercial Structures shall conform to the Indiana Building Code
				(675 IAC 13-2
[675 IAC 13-2 was repealed filed
				Feb 15, 1989, 5:00 p.m.: 12 IR 1552, eff Apr 3, 1989.]
) for exiting,
				and to the Indiana Handicapped Accessibility Code (675 IAC
				13-4
[675 IAC
				13-4 was repealed filed Dec 15, 1989, 5:05 p.m.: 13 IR
				896.]
).
(b) Mobile homes
				shall have a minimum of two exterior doors located remote from each other and
				so arranged as to provide a means of unobstructed travel to the outside of the
				mobile structure.
(c) Exterior
				doors shall be constructed for exterior use and in no case provide less than a
				twenty-eight inch (28") wide clear opening. Each swinging exterior door shall
				have a key-operated lock that has a deadlocking latch. A deadlock with a
				passage set installed below the deadlock may be used as an acceptable alternate
				for each exterior door. The locking mechanism of the lock shall be engaged or
				disengaged by the use of a lever, knob, button, handle, or other device from
				which egress is to be made when the mobile structure is occupied. Locks shall
				not require the use of a key for operation from the inside.
(d) Interior Privacy. Each mobile structure
				interior door, when provided with a privacy lock, shall have a privacy lock
				that has an emergency release on the outside to permit entry when lock has been
				locked by a locking knob, button, or other locking device on the
				inside.
(e) Interior Passage.
				Interior doors having passage hardware without a privacy lock, or with a
				privacy lock not engaged, shall open from either side by a single movement of
				the hardware mechanism in any direction.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-24 - Room and hallway sizes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 24.
(a) Every
				mobile structure used for living or sleeping purposes shall have at least one
				habitable room with not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross
				floor area. Rooms designed for sleeping purposes shall have a minimum gross
				square foot floor area as follows:
One Person
50
Two persons
70
Each person in excess of two
50
(b)
				No habitable room, except a kitchen, shall be less than five feet (5') in any
				clear horizontal dimension.
(c)
				Each toilet compartment shall be a minimum of thirty inches (30") in width and
				have at least twenty-one inches (21") of clear space in front of each
				toilet.
(d) Hallways shall have a
				minimum horizontal dimension of twenty-eight inches (28").
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-25 - Glass and glazed openings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 25.
Glass and glazed openings shall conform to the Indiana
				  Building Code (675 IAC 1 3-2
[675 IAC
				  13-2 was repealed filed Feb 15, 1989, 5:00 p.m.: 12 IR
				  1552, eff Apr 3, 1989.]).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-26 - Smoke detectors

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 26.
At least one (1) listed smoke detector (which may be a
				  single station alarm device) shall be installed in each mobile structure
				  containing habitable room(s).
Note: A "smoke detector" is a device which detects visible or
				  invisible particles of combustion. A single station alarm device is an assembly
				  incorporating a detector and an alarm sounding device in one unit.
Detectors shall operate from an AC, or combination AC/battery
				  power source.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-27 - Smoke detector locations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 27.
Smoke detector(s) shall be located outside of bedrooms, in a
				  hallway or space communicating thereto, on or near the ceiling and shall be
				  installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Mobile structures
				  having bedrooms separated by any one or combination of common use areas, such
				  as kitchen, dining room, living room, or family room (but not bathroom or
				  utility room), shall have at least two (2) detectors.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-28 - Alarm sounding devices

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 28.
(a) Every
				smoke-detecting device shall cause the operation of an alarm signaling device
				or devices which shall be clearly audible in all bedrooms with all intervening
				doors closed.
(b) All alarm
				sounding devices shall be rated not less than eighty-five (85) decibels at ten
				feet (10').
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-29 - Detector trouble signals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 29.
Detectors shall have an audible trouble signal on failure of
				  the light source, but such failure shall not cause an alarm. Audible trouble
				  signals shall be designed to operate at least every minute for seven
				  consecutive days.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-30 - Testing detectors

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 30.
The mobile structure manufacturer shall provide instructions
				  supplied by the device manufacturer for the periodic testing of the
				  detector(s).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-32 - Scope of plumbing standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 32.
(a) The
				provisions of
				675 IAC 15-2-32-675 IAC 15-2-70
				cover the plumbing materials, fixtures, fittings and equipment installed within
				or on mobile structures.
(b)
				Wherever the rules of the commission or other nationally recognized standards
				for plumbing materials, fixtures, fittings and equipment and the provisions of
				675 IAC 15-2-32-675 IAC
				15-2-70 differ, the requirements
				of the latter shall apply.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-33 - Basic principles of plumbing standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 33.
The following principles are given as basic goals in
				  environmental sanitation, worthy of accomplishment through properly designed,
				  acceptably installed, and adequately maintained plumbing systems. The results
				  desired and necessary to protect the health of the public are the same
				  everywhere. Furthermore, as unforeseen situations arise that are not
				  specifically covered in this part, the principles may serve to define the
				  intent.
Principle No. 1. Plumbing fixtures, devices, and
				  appurtenances shall be supplied with water in sufficient volume and at
				  pressures adequate to enable them to function satisfactorily and without undue
				  noise under all normal conditions of use.
Principle No. 2. Plumbing shall be designed and adjusted to
				  use the minimum quantity of water consistent with proper performance and
				  cleaning.
Principle No. 3. Devices for heating and storing water shall
				  be so designed and installed as to prevent dangers from contamination or
				  explosion through overheating.
Principle No. 4. Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth
				  non-absorbent material, shall be free from concealed surfaces that may foul and
				  shall be located in ventilated enclosures.
Principle No. 5. The plumbing system shall be of durable
				  material, free from defective workmanship, and so designed and constructed as
				  to give satisfactory service for its reasonable life expectancy.
Principle No. 6. Each fixture directly connected to the
				  drainage system shall be installed with a water seal trap.
Principle No. 7. The drainage system shall be designed to
				  provide an adequate circulation of air in all piping with no danger of
				  siphonage, aspiration, or forcing of trap seals under conditions of ordinary
				  use.
Principle No. 8. The plumbing system shall be subjected to
				  tests that will effectively disclose all leaks and defects in the work, which
				  must then be repaired.
Principle No. 9. Toilets shall not be located in a room or
				  compartment that is not properly lighted and ventilated.
Principle No. 10. All plumbing fixtures shall be so installed
				  with regard to spacing as to be reasonably accessible for their intended use.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-35 - General plumbing requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 35.
(a) Minimum
				Requirements. Any plumbing system installed in a mobile structure shall
				conform, at least, with the provisions of this section. Requirements for any
				size, weight, or quality of material modified by the terms "minimum", "not less
				than", "at least", and similar expressions are "minimum standards".
(b) Connection to Drainage System. All
				plumbing, fixtures, drains, appurtenances, and appliances designed or used to
				receive or discharge liquid waste or sewage shall be connected to the mobile
				structure drainage system in a manner provided by this code.
(c) Workmanship. All design, construction,
				and workmanship shall be in conformance with accepted engineering practices and
				shall be of such character as to secure the results sought to be obtained by
				this code.
(d) Components.
				Plumbing materials, devices, fixtures, fittings, equipment, appliances, and
				accessories intended for use in or attached to a mobile structure shall be
				listed or certified by an approved listing agency.
(e) Prohibited fittings and practices are as
				follows:
(1) Drainage or vent piping shall
				not be drilled and tapped for the purpose of making connections.
(2) Except as specifically provided elsewhere
				in this code, vent pipes shall not be used as waste or drain pipes.
(3) Fittings, connections, devices, or
				methods of installation that obstruct or retard the flow of sewage, or air in
				the drainage or venting systems in an amount greater than the normal frictional
				resistance to flow shall not be used unless their use is acceptable in this
				code or their use is approved as having a desirable and acceptable function of
				ultimate benefit to the proper and continued functioning of the plumbing
				system.
(4) Cracks, holes, or other
				imperfections in materials shall not be concealed by welding, brazing, or
				soldering or by paint, wax, tar, or other leak-sealing or repairing
				agents.
(5) Piping, fixtures or
				equipment shall be located so as not to interfere with the normal use or with
				the normal operation and use of windows, doors or other required
				facilities.
(6) Galvanized pipe
				shall not be bent or welded.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-36 - Protection of plumbing system

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 36.
(a) Cutting
				Structural Members. Structural members shall not be unnecessarily or carelessly
				weakened by cutting or notching.
Note: See
				  675 IAC 15-2-12(b)
				   and
				  675 IAC
				  15-2-13(d).
(b) Exposed Piping. All piping, pipe threads,
				hangers, and supports exposed to the weather, water, mud, and road hazard, and
				subject to damage therefrom, shall be painted, coated, wrapped, or otherwise
				protected from deterioration.
(c)
				Road Damage. Pipes, supports, drains, outlets, or drain hoses shall be
				insulated or protected to prevent freezing, under normal occupancy.
(d) Rodent Resistance. All exterior openings
				around piping and equipment shall be sealed to resist the entrance of
				rodents.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-37 - Material standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 37.
(a) Minimum
				Standards. Materials, fixtures, or devices used or entering into the
				construction of plumbing systems in any mobile structure shall be free from
				defects and shall conform to approved standards.
(b) Specific Usage. Each of the following
				sections indicates specifically the type of material presently permitted for
				use in the various parts of the plumbing system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-38 - Joints and connections

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 38.
Tightness. Joints and connections in the plumbing system
				  shall be gastight and watertight for the pressures required under testing
				  procedures.
(a) Assembling of Pipe.
				All joints and connections shall be correctly assembled for tightness. Pipe
				threads shall be fully engaged with the threads of the fitting. Plastic pipe
				and copper tubing shall be inserted to the full depth of the solder cup or
				welding sockets of each fitting. Pipe threads and slip joints shall not be
				wrapped with string, paper, putty, or similar fillers.
(b) Threaded Joints. Threads for screw pipe
				and fittings shall conform to the approved or listed standard. Pipe ends shall
				be reamed out to size of bore. All burrs, chips, cutting oil and foreign matter
				shall be removed. Pipe joint cement or thread lubricant shall be of approved
				type and applied to make threads only.
(c) Solder Joints. Solder joints for tubing
				shall be made with approved or listed solder type fittings. Surfaces to be
				soldered shall be cleaned bright. The joints shall be properly fluxed with
				noncorrosive paste type flux and made with approved or listed fifty-fifty
				(50-50) solder or an approved solder having a higher melting
				temperature.
(d) Plastic Pipe,
				Fittings and Joints. Plastic pipe and fittings shall be joined by installation
				methods recommended by the manufacturer or by a recognized approved or listed
				standard.
(e) Union Joints. Metal
				unions shall have metal-to-metal ground seats.
(f) Flared Joints. Flared joints for
				soft-copper water tubing shall be made with listed fittings. The tubing shall
				be expanded with a proper flaring tool.
(g) Cast Iron Soil Pipe Joints. Approved or
				listed cast iron pipe may be joined as follows:
(1) Approved or listed hubless pipe as per
				the manufacturer's recommendation.
(2) Hub and plain-end soil pipe may be joined
				by compression fittings per the manufacturer's
				recommendation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-40 - Cleanouts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 40.
(a) Location
				of cleanout fittings shall be as follows:
(1)
				Cleanouts shall be installed if the drainage system cannot be cleaned through
				fixtures, drains, or vents. Cleanouts shall also be provided when fittings of
				more than forty-five degrees (45°) are used to affect an offset except
				where long turn ells are used which provide sufficient "sweep" for
				cleaning.
(2) A full size cleanout
				shall be installed at the upper end of any section of drain piping which does
				not have the required minimum slope of one-fourth inch (1/4") per foot
				grade.
(3) A cleaning tool shall
				not be required to pass through more than three hundred sixty degrees
				(360°) of fittings, excluding removable "P" traps, to reach any part of the
				drainage system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-41 - Fixtures and connections

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 41.
(a) Quality
				of Fixtures. Plumbing fixtures shall have smooth impervious finishes, be free
				from defects and concealed fouling surfaces, be capable of resisting road shock
				and vibration, and shall conform in quality and design to approved
				standards.
(b) Strainers. The waste
				outlet of all plumbing fixtures, other than toilets, shall be equipped with a
				drain fitting that will provide an adequate unobstructed waterway.
(c) Fixture Connections. Fixture tailpieces
				and continuous wastes in exposed or accessible locations shall be not less than
				No. 20 Brown and Sharpe gage seamless drawn-brass tubing or other approved pipe
				or tubing materials. Inaccessible fixture connections shall be constructed
				according to the requirements for drainage piping. Each fixture tailpiece,
				continuous waste, or waste and overflow shall be not less than one and one-half
				inches (1 1/2") for sinks of two (2) or more compartments, dishwashers, clothes
				washing machines, laundry tubs, bathtubs, and not less than one and one-fourth
				inches (1 1/4") for lavatories and single compartment sinks having a two inch
				(2") maximum drain opening.
(d)
				Concealed Connections. Concealed connections shall be provided with adequately
				sized unobstructed access panels and shall be accessible for inspection and
				repair.
(e) Directional Fitting. An
				approved or listed "Y" or other directional-type branch fitting shall be
				installed in every tailpiece or continuous waste that receives the discharge
				from food waste disposal units, dishwashing, or other force-discharge fixture
				or appliance. (See
				675 IAC
				15-2-42(c)(2)). The installation of
				fixtures shall conform to the following:
(1)
				Floor outlet or floor mounted fixtures shall be secured to the drainage
				connection and to the floor when so designed, by screws or bolts of copper,
				brass or other corrosion-resistant material.
(2) Wall hung fixtures shall be rigidly
				supported so that strain is not transmitted to the plumbing system.
(3) Where fixtures come in contact with walls
				or floors, the joint shall be watertight.
(4) Plumbing fixtures shall be functionally
				accessible.
(5) The center line of
				water closets shall be not less than fifteen inches (15") from adjacent walls
				or partitions.
(6) The location of
				piping, fixtures or equipment shall not interfere with the operation of windows
				or doors.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-42 - Toilets; shower compartments; dishwashers; washing machines

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 42.
(a) Toilets
				shall be as follows:
(1) Each toilet shall be
				designed and manufactured according to approved standards and shall be equipped
				with a water flushing device capable of adequately flushing and cleaning the
				bowl at each operation of the flushing mechanism.
(2) Toilet flushing devices shall be designed
				to replace the water seal in the bowl after each operation. Flush valves,
				flushometer valves, and ball cocks shall operate automatically to shut off at
				the end of each flush or when the tank is filled to operating
				capacity.
(3) Flush tanks shall be
				fitted with an overflow pipe large enough to prevent flooding at the maximum
				flow rate of the ball cock. Overflow pipes shall discharge into the toilet,
				through the tank.
(4) Toilets that
				have fouling surfaces that are not thoroughly washed at each discharge shall be
				prohibited. Any toilet that might permit the contents of the bowl to be
				siphoned back into the water system shall be prohibited.
(5) Floor Connection. Toilets shall be
				securely bolted to an approved flange or other approved fitting which is
				secured to the floor by means of corrosion-resistant plated screws. The bolts
				shall be of solid brass or other corrosion-resistant material and shall be not
				less than one-fourth inch (1/4") in diameter. A watertight seal shall be made
				between the toilet and flange or other approved fitting by use of a gasket or
				sealing compound. (See
				675 IAC
				15-2-13(b).)
(6) Recirculating or mechanical seal toilets
				may provide for storage of liquid waste and body waste as an integral part of
				the unit. When a mechanical seal toilet does not contain storage for the
				retention of liquid waste and body waste it shall be connected to an approved
				waste holding tank.
(7) Floor or
				Tank Connections. Toilets, when directly connected to a waste holding tank
				shall be securely bolted to either the tank or the floor by means of an
				approved closet flange or other approved fitting. Bolts and screws when used
				shall be of brass or other noncorrosive material and shall not be less than
				one-fourth inch (1/4") in diameter. A watertight seal shall be made between the
				toilet and flange or other approved fittings by the use of a gasket or sealing
				compound.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-43 - Installation of fixtures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 43.
(a) Access.
				Each plumbing fixture shall be located and installed in a manner to provide
				easy access for cleaning and repair.
(b) Alignment. Fixtures shall be set level
				and in true alignment with adjacent walls. Where practical, piping from
				fixtures shall extend to nearest wall.
(c) Brackets. Wall-hung fixtures shall be
				rigidly attached to walls by metal brackets or supports without any strain
				being transmitted to the piping connections. Flush tanks shall be securely
				fastened to toilets or to the wall with corrosive-resistant
				materials.
(d) Centerline of water
				closet shall not be less than fifteen inches (15") from adjacent wall or
				partition.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-44 - Piping strains and stresses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 44.
Piping in a plumbing system shall be installed without undue
				  strains and stresses, and provision shall be made for expansion, contraction,
				  and structural settlement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-45 - Piping supports

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 45.
Piping shall be secured at sufficiently close intervals to
				  keep the pipe in alignment and carry the weight of the pipe and
				  contents.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-46 - Hangers and anchors

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 46.
(a) Hangers
				and anchors shall be of sufficient strength to support their proportional share
				of the pipe alignments and prevent rattling.
(b) Piping shall be securely attached to the
				structure by proper hangers, clamps, or brackets which provide protection
				against motion, vibration, road shock, torque in the chassis, or other unusual
				conditions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 15 - INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEMS › Rule 2 - Indiana Mobile Structures Code › Section 2-47 - Water supply piping; hot water supply system

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 47.
(a) Supply
				Piping. Piping systems shall be sized to provide an adequate quantity of water
				to each plumbing fixture at a flow rate sufficient to keep the fixture in a
				clean and sanitary condition without any danger of backflow or siphonage (see
				Table 1B in
				675 IAC
				15-2-52(a)).
(b) Hot Water Supply. Each mobile system
				dwelling unit shall be equipped with a kitchen sink, bathtub or shower and
				shall be provided with a hot water supply system including a water
				heater.