OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLING AND PARK SPECIALTY …

1 OREGONMANUFACTUREDDWELLINGAND PARKSPECIALTY CODE2002 EDITIONP ublished by the OREGON MANUFACTURED Housing Association andOregon Building Codes Division, Department of Consumer and Business Services IntroductoryChapter OneAdministrativeChapter TwoAlternate DwellingUsesChapter .. Dwellings Sold As Is ..Other Applicable and and of and Stand Pier Floor Enclosures ..Under Floor Ventilation and Line Connection and and MANUFACTURED DWELLING AND PARKSPECIALTY CODET able of ContentsChapter FourElectricalConnectionsChapter FivePlumbingConnectionsChapter SixMechanicalInstallationsChapter SevenAlterations &RepairsChapter Crossover Installation Installation Gas Fired and and Equivalence to and NineFire and Life SafetyChapter TenPark Warning Egress Separation Inside Separation Outside Separation Hazard Use and park and Storm Water and Pedestrian Additions, Alterations and A B C Neidig, Director.

2 Department of Consumer and Business ServicesJoseph A. Brewer III, Administrator, Building Codes DivisionDon Miner, Executive Director, OREGON MANUFACTURED Housing AssociationDana Roberts, Manager, Statewide Services Section, Building Codes DivisionMANUFACTURED STRUCTURES AND PARKS ADVISORY BOARD:John W. Eames III, Chairman, representing accessory structure salesWilliam I. Peterson, Vice Chairman, representing structural engineersJohn Caul, representing State Fire MarshalMichael C. Erb, representing MANUFACTURED home dealersWallace Fort, representing low income housingKim Kittle, representing recreational vehicle manufacturersAl Laver, representing consumer organizationsCharles G Lynch, representing MANUFACTURED home manufacturersRoger McGuckin, representing local government building officialsJeff Payne, representing park and camp owners and operatorsBob Schriever, representing recreational vehicle dealersPhillip Sterling, representing MANUFACTURED DWELLING installersBoard Secretary, Larry R.

3 Iverson, Building Codes DivisionMANUFACTURED DWELLING INSTALLATION CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEEBill Bradford, Manufacturer, Liberty Homes, Burns Sharp, League of OREGON CitiesDon Comstock, Developer, Comstock DevelopmentJohn W. Eames III, Supplier, TJT, IncorporatedAlbert Endres, Chairman, Building Codes DivisionWallace Fort, Consumer, OREGON State Tenants AssociationTom Hewes, OREGON Department of EnergyLarry Iverson, Chief of MANUFACTURED Structures and ParksMike Kammer, Installer, MANUFACTURED Housing ServicesGeorge Mead, park developer and operator, Mead & AssociatesDon Miner, Executive Director, OREGON MANUFACTURED Housing AssociationJohn Moore, Inspector, City of GreshamBud Norte, Consumer, MANUFACTURED Homeowner s AssociationJeff Payne, park developer, North park DevelopmentAl Rust, Inspector, Building Codes DivisionRick Torgerson.

4 Manufacturer, Skyline CorporationMonte Taylor, Inspector, Building Codes DivisionDon Woodley, Building Official, Marion CountyCODE DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATION:Technical Research by: Larry Iverson, Building Codes DivisionText Written by: Larry Iverson, Building Codes DivisionTables and Illustrations by: Larry Iverson, Building Codes DivisionEditorial Review by: Louann Rahmig, Building Codes DivisionGraphics & Drawings by: Richard White, Computer Design ConsultingEquivalents and Drawing Adaptations by: Robert Thanasouk2 OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLINGAND park SPECIALTY CODE - 2002 EDITIONORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLINGAND park SPECIALTY CODEThe OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLING and park SPECIALTY Code was developed withfour purposes in mind.

5 The first and most important is to provide safe, accessible, andenergy-efficient construction. The second is to improve the quality of manufactureddwelling installations and inspections by providing a single installation code for allmanufactured dwellings. The third is to insure consistency among jurisdictions in planreview and inspection of MANUFACTURED DWELLING installations and alterations, ofmanufactured DWELLING accessory buildings and structures, and of manufactureddwelling park construction. The fourth is to insure consistency statewide in the use andoccupancy of MANUFACTURED dwellings and MANUFACTURED DWELLING OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLING and park SPECIALTY Code was originallypublished under the title OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLING Standard in 1996 and againin 1997.

6 This is the third publication of the original standard containing several majorchanges. This edition has been completely reformatted to the American NationalStandards Institute style to be consistent with the division s other SPECIALTY codes. Italso has a new chapter devoted to the construction of MANUFACTURED DWELLING parks, notcontained in previous editions. In addition, this code contains hundreds of changessubmitted to the division by consumers, industry, municipalities, and Division OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLING and park SPECIALTY Code was developed at thedirection of the OREGON Building Codes Division Administrator through the OregonManufactured Structures and Parks Advisory Board.

7 The board appointed a specialtask force called the MANUFACTURED DWELLING Advisory Committee made up ofrepresentatives from the public, industry, local government, educational institutions, andthe Division s technical experts. The committee reviewed more than 500 code changeproposals and worked out solutions to difficult problemsThe OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLING and park SPECIALTY Code is published on a fouryear cycle. Suggestions for code changes for the next edition of this code may besubmitted to the Secretary, MANUFACTURED Structures and Parks Advisory Board, POBox 14470, Salem, OR 97309. Code change forms are available from the Chief ofManufactured Structures and Parks at the OREGON Building Codes OREGON MANUFACTURED DWELLING and park SPECIALTY Code is dedicated to thememory of Ben Benson and Mike Blegen, state MANUFACTURED home and parkinspectors, who contributed their expertise to the writing of this book but have sincepassed ONEADMINISTRATIVE1-1 General1-2 Authority1-3 Mfg.

8 Dwellings Sold As Is 1-4 Other Applicable Standards1-5 Fees1-6 Plans1-7 Permits1-8 Inspections1-9 Insignias and Labels1-10 Certifications1-11 Licensing Requirements1-12 Violations and Penalties1-13 Appeals1-1 Title. These provisions shall beknown as the OREGON ManufacturedDwelling and park SPECIALTY Code,2002 Edition, may be cited as such,and will be referred to herein as thiscode or the MD&P . This code shallremain in the public domain and maynot be copyrighted. The public iswelcome to make copies for their Purpose. This code is intended toprovide statewide standards for theprotection of life, limb, health, property,and for the safety and welfare of theconsumer, general public, and theowners and occupants of manufactureddwellings.

9 The requirements of this codemay be exceeded by a homeowner,contractor, dealer, distributor, financialinstitution, or manufacturer, but nojurisdiction may require a person toexceed this code except wherespecifically permitted within this Scope. This code applies to thesiting, installation, alteration, repair,construction, addition, conversion, use,and occupancy of manufactureddwellings, accessory buildings,accessory structures, mobile homeparks, and MANUFACTURED DWELLING parksin OREGON as authorized by and and the following.

10 (a) When city, county or state rules,regulations, standards, ordinances, orcodes refer to the OregonManufactured DWELLING Standard(OMDS) or OREGON AdministrativeRule (OAR) 918-600, it shall beunderstood that those documents arereferring to this code, the 2002 OregonManufactured DWELLING and ParkSpecialty Code;(b) Except where otherwise noted,illustrations (figures) used in this codeare examples of typical methods ofconstruction and should not beconstrued as the only method permittedby this code. Appendices used in thiscode are not adopted as part of thiscode and should be consideredinformational only.