Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 123 - Modular Units › Section 20 CSR 4240-123.080 - Code for Modular Units

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the code for modular
				  units which entered the first stage of production after July 1, 1976 which are
				  rented, leased, or sold or offered for rent, lease, or sale in this
				  state.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE The secretary of state has
				  determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is
				  incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
				  or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be
				  maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the
				  public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of
				  reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text
				  of the rule is printed here.
(1) Any multiple units so designated as
				double wide, sectional, or modular, shall comply with HUD International
				Residential Code (IRC) and/or International Building Code (IBC) standards and
				regulations as well as state regulations and standards as set forth for modular
				unit construction and carry the appropriate seal or data plate.
(2) All modular units shall be built in
				accordance with the FHA Structural Engineering Bulletin and FHA Minimum
				Property standards and be eligible for long-term financing under section 203(b)
				of the National Housing Act,
				12
				U.S.C. 1701.
(3) The structure shall be manufactured in
				accordance with and meet the requirements of the most recently
				commission-adopted building codes: except as provided in subsections (A) and
				(B) below,
International Building Code-2015; International Plumbing
				Code-2015; International Mechanical Code-2015; International Residential
				Code-2015; International Fuel Gas Code-2015;
and
National
				Electric Code NFPA-2014.
Manufacturers will have six (6) months in
				which to update to the new code after the effective date of this rule as
				notified by the manager for all units built on or after that date. The
				referenced codes do not include any later amendments or additions. (For a copy
				of the International Code publication, contact the International Code Council,
				Publications, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795. For
				a copy of the
National Electric Code
, contact the National
				Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts
				02169-7471.)
(A) The requirement under
				section R313.2 of the
International Residential Code
requiring
				one- (1-) and two- (2-) family dwellings to be constructed with an automatic
				fire protection system shall not be mandatory; and
(B) Effective January 1, 2011, every dealer
				or manufacturer who sells a modular home to be placed in Missouri shall be
				required to have the purchaser of such modular unit sign and date an
				acknowledgement that the dealer or manufacturer has offered the fire sprinkler
				system in conjunction with the sale of the home. Such acknowledgement shall be
				contained in or attached to the purchase agreement or sales contract. The
				acknowledgement must be signed by both the purchaser and the dealer or
				manufacturer or his/her legal representative. The purchaser of a modular unit
				is responsible for the cost of any fire sprinkler system installed in the
				home.