Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4781 - Ohio Manufactured Homes Program › Chapter 4781-6 - Installation Standards › Section 4781-6-02 - Installation standards for used manufactured homes

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) General.
(1) Administration.
(a) Scope.
These installation standards provide minimum requirements for
				the initial installation of used or relocated mobile or manufactured homes and
				shall apply to the installation and occupancy of mobile and manufactured homes
				in Ohio. This includes "HUD units" and "pre- HUD
				units."
(b) Purpose.
The purpose of Chapter 4781-6 of the Administrative Code is to
				provide minimum requirements to safeguard the public safety, health, and general welfare through affordability,
				structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, and
				safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built
				environment. The requirements for used or relocated manufactured homes set
				forth in rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code may be exceeded by a home owner or installer, but no authority having jurisdiction shall require a homeowner or installer to exceed rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code except where specifically permitted under Chapter 4781-6 of  the Administrative Code.
(c) Applicability.
Where in any specific case, different sections of rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code specify different materials, methods of construction, or other requirements, the most
				restrictive shall govern. Where there is a conflict between a general
				requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be
				applicable.
(d) Rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code shall apply to any installation of any used or relocated manufactured homes for use as a residence. Rule 4781-6-01 of  the Administrative Code shall apply to any installation of a used or
			 relocated manufactured home unless specifically set forth in rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code.
(e)
			 Partial invalidity.
In the event any part or provision of rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code is held to be unlawful or void, this shall not have the effect of making void or
				unlawful any of the other parts or provisions of rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code.
(f)
			 Existing structures.
The legal occupancy of any structure existing on the date of
				the adoption of rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code shall be permitted to continue without change, except as is specifically covered in rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code, or as is deemed necessary by the authority having jurisdiction for the general safety and welfare of the occupants and the public.
(g) Additions,
			 alterations, replacement, or repairs to existing
			 installation or foundation systems.
Prior to the performance of work, the authority having
				jurisdiction shall determine if the existing foundation system can support the
				load of the used manufactured home. The foundation system shall also conform to
				rule 4781-6-03 of the Administrative Code. If greater than
				fifty per cent is to be replaced or repaired, the entire installation or
				foundation system shall conform to the requirements for a used manufactured
				home, and additions, alterations, or repairs shall not cause a used manufactured home
				to become unsafe or adversely affected.
(h) Alternate products, equipment, and materials used during the installation of a used
			 manufactured home that have been approved by the Ohio board of building
			 standards and are not mentioned in rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code and not expressly prohibited in Chapter 4781. of the Revised Code or the rules promulgated thereunder may be
			 approved for use on the installation of a used manufactured homes by the
			 authority having jurisdiction when used in accordance with the products',
			 equipment's, and materials' listing and labeling. Products, equipment, and material to be installed in association with the
			 installation of manufactured homes that have not
			 been approved by the board of building standards shall be approved
			 by the division in advance of their use
			 .
(i) If rule 4781-6-02 of  the Administrative Code is silent on the installation of a manufactured home that includes accessory buildings or structures, those optional elements shall be constructed in a manner consistent with the residential code of Ohio. The inspection of these optional elements does not fall under the jurisdiction of the division, but rather the board of building standards.
			 Installers must contact the authority having jurisdiction to perform the
			 inspection on these optional elements. Division-
			 certified third party inspection agencies and certified health departments are
			 not authorized to perform the inspections on these optional elements.