Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-150I - Manufactured and mobile home installation › Section 296-150I-0020 - Definitions that apply to this chapter

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
"Administrative law judge"
is any person appointed by the chief administrative law judge (as defined in
			 RCW
			 34.12.020(1)) to preside at
			 a notice of infraction appeal hearing convened under chapter 43.22A
			 RCW.
(2)
"Appeal
			 hearing"
is any proceeding in which an administrative law judge is
			 empowered to determine legal rights, duties or privileges of specific parties
			 on behalf of the director.
(3)
"Appellant"
means any person, contractor, firm, partnership,
			 corporation, or other entity that has filed an appeal.
(4)
"Approved homeowner"
is an
			 individual person who owns a manufactured home and who also has passed the
			 departments' installer training class and test, with the intention of
			 installing their home and residing in that home upon completion of the
			 installation work.
(5)
"Authorized representative"
means an employee of a state agency,
			 city, or county acting on behalf of the department.
(6)
"Bottom board"
means the
			 close up material on the bottom side of the manufactured home floor that
			 protects it from rodents and transportation damage and meets the requirements
			 of 24 C.F.R. Part 3280.305(g)(6) .
(7)
"Certified manufactured home
			 installer"
means a person who is in the business of installing
			 manufactured or mobile homes and who has been issued a certificate by the
			 department as provided in this chapter.
(8)
"Contractor"
is as defined
			 in chapters 18.27, 18.106, and 19.28 RCW.
(9)
"DAPIA"
is a design approval
			 primary inspection agency as approved by the United States Department of
			 Housing and Urban Development and defined by 24 C.F.R. Part 3286.3 .
(10)
"Dealer"
is the same as
			 "manufactured/mobile home dealer" below.
(11)
"Department"
refers to the
			 department of labor and industries.
(12)
"Final infraction"
means an
			 infraction that was not appealed during the time period required by
			 RCW
			 43.22A.200, or was affirmed by an
			 administrative law judge or any court.
(13)
"HUD"
is the U.S.
			 Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Manufactured Housing
			 Programs, Washington D.C. 20140-8000.
(14)
"IBTS"
is the Institute for
			 Building Technology and Safety, 45207 Research Place, Ashburn, VA
			 20147.
(15)
"Infraction"
means a violation of chapter 43.22A RCW.
(16)
"Installation"
means all
			 on-site work necessary for the setting up and completion of a manufactured or
			 mobile home, starting with the preparation of the building site through final
			 permit approval by the local enforcement agency.
(17)
"Local enforcement agency"
means any agency of the governing body of any city, county, or state which
			 enforces laws or ordinances governing the construction of buildings.
(18)
"Manufactured home"
means a
			 single-family dwelling built in accordance with the Department of Housing and
			 Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act,
			 which is a national, preemptive building code.
(19)
"Manufactured/mobile home
			 dealer"
is a vehicle dealer as defined in
			 RCW
			 46.70.011.
(20)
"Manufacturer"
refers to a
			 manufacturer of single-family dwellings built according to the Department of
			 Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety
			 Standards Act, which is a national, preemptive building code.
(21)
"Mobile home"
means a
			 factory-built dwelling built before June 15, 1976, to standards other than the
			 National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974
			 (42 U.S.C.
			 5401 et seq.), and acceptable under
			 applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of
			 the home into this state.
(22)
"Notice of infraction"
means a form used by the department to
			 notify contractors or homeowners that an infraction under this chapter has been
			 filed against them.
(23)
"Other equivalent experience"
means six months of hands-on
			 experience installing manufactured homes under the guidance of a reputable,
			 recognized manufactured home installer; or two years experience in residential
			 or commercial construction.
(24)
"Retailer"
means the same as "dealer" for the purposes of this
			 section.
(25)
"Site"
means the parcel of land approved by the local enforcement agency to
			 accommodate the dwelling and auxiliary structures.
(26)
"Vapor retarder"
means a
			 ground cover material of 6 mil black polyethylene sheeting or equivalent.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.22A RCW and 2007 c 432.
				  08-12-040, § 296-150I-0020, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08.