North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 108 - Department of Commerce › Article 108-03 - Manufactured Home Installation Program › Chapter 108-03-01 - Manufactured Home Installation Program › Section 108-03-01-03 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. "Certified inspector" means an employee of
				a participating jurisdiction, individual, employee of a private firm, employee
				of a manufacturer, housing inspector, or a North Dakota licensed engineer or
				architect who has been approved by the division to perform or enforce
				installation inspections.
2.
				"Conflict of interest" means when there is a personal or private interest
				sufficient to influence or appears to influence the proper exercise of duties
				and responsibilities.
3.
				"Division" means the division of community services.
4. "Insignia" means a certificate or label of
				installation issued by the division to indicate compliance with the
				manufacturer's installation instructions and this chapter.
5. "Installation" means assembly, at the site
				of occupancy, of all portions of the manufactured home, connection of the
				manufactured home to existing utility connections that may not require
				licensing by other state agencies, and installation of support or anchoring
				systems, in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions or the
				alternate standards adopted in this chapter.
6. "Installation authorization" or
				"installation permit" means a notice posted on the site of an installation
				indicating that the installer has authorization to install.
7. "Installation committee" means the
				committee to assist in the development and implementation of the manufactured
				home installation program. Represented on the committee are the division of
				community services, two representatives from the North Dakota building
				officials association, two representatives from the North Dakota league of
				cities, and the board of directors of the North Dakota manufactured housing
				association.
8. "Installer" means
				any person who attaches the manufactured unit sections together and ties the
				home to its foundation support and anchoring system.
9. "Manufactured home" means a federal
				housing and urban development (HUD) labeled structure, transportable in one or
				more sections that, in its traveling mode, is eight body feet [2.44 meters] or
				more in width or forty body feet [12.19 meters] or more in length, or, when
				erected on site, is three hundred twenty or more square feet [29.73 square
				meters]; that is built on a permanent chassis; that is designed to be used as a
				dwelling; that may or may not have a permanent foundation; that is connected to
				the required utilities; and that contains the plumbing, heating,
				air-conditioning, and electrical systems; except that such term shall include
				any structure that meets the size requirements and for which the manufacturer
				has voluntarily filed a certification required by the secretary of housing and
				urban development and that complies with the manufactured home construction and
				safety standards.
NOTE:
This definition should not be interpreted
				  to include any type of recreational vehicle that may equal or exceed the body
				  length or width specified herein.
10. "Owner" means the owner of a manufactured
				home or property.
11.
				"Participating jurisdiction" means a local government entity with a building
				code department which has agreed to administer and inspect manufactured housing
				installations within the legal and extraterritorial boundaries of the
				jurisdiction by employing or contracting with a certified inspector.
12. "Registered installer" means an installer
				that has registered with the division and is in compliance with the
				manufactured home installation program requirements.
13. "Standards" means the manufacturer's
				installation instructions or alternate federal standards adopted by the
				division. The division may issue interpretations of the standards to be
				followed during installations and inspections. A local jurisdiction may enact
				additional standards concerning unique public safety requirements, such as
				weight restrictions for snow loads or wind shear factors, but must provide
				these requirements in writing to the division of community services before
				enacting and enforcing them.
General Authority:
NDCC 54-21.3-08
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 54-21.3-08