248 CMR 10.19 - Manufactured/Mobile Homes, Modular Homes, Construction and Temporary Use Trailers
(1)
Manufactured/Mobile
Home. Manufactured/Mobile home means a structure, transportable in
one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in
width or 40 body feet or more in length or which when erected on-site is 320 or
more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be
used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the
required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and
electrical systems contained in the structure.
(a)
Labeled. When
referring to Manufactured/Mobile homes, labeled means a label, symbol or other
identifying mark of a nationally recognized testing laboratory, inspection
agency, or other organization concerned with product evaluation that maintains
periodic inspection of production of labeled equipment or materials, and by
whose labeling is indicated compliance with nationally recognized standards or
tests to determine suitable usage in a specified manner.
(b)
Inspections.
Plumbing and gas inspections for installation of Manufactured/Mobile homes
shall be limited to connection of services to the existing structure.
(c)
Additions or
Renovations. Additions and renovations made to the plumbing and/or
gas systems of such units shall be made in compliance with all provisions of
M.G.L. c. 142 and
248 CMR
3.00 through
10.00.
Exception: Individual fixture replacements which do not create a nuisance that may involve health or safety hazards.
(2)
Modular Home. A modular home is not a
Manufactured/Mobile home; it is simply a home that is built off-site, as
opposed to on-site. These homes are often called factory-built, system-built or
prefab (short for prefabricated) homes. Modular and manufactured homes are not
the same. Manufactured/Mobile homes are not placed on permanent foundations. A
modular home conforms to the building codes that are required at the specific
location where they'll be delivered and have been certified by the Board of
Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) 780 CMR.
(a)
Disassembly
Prohibited. Unauthorized destructive disassembly of certified
buildings and building components shall not be performed in order to conduct
tests and/or inspections of the plumbing system.
(b)
Opening Panels.
Nondestructive disassembly may be performed only to the extent of opening
access panels and cover plates.
(3)
Construction and Temporary
Use Trailers. Trailers supplied with toilet facilities for use on
a temporary basis. This would pertain to residential and commercial
installations. These trailers are exempt from the material provisions of
248
CMR 10.06. Refer to Basic Principle No.
25.
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