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SENATE BILL NO. 1373 – Mobile Home Rehabilitation Act

SENATE BILL NO. 1373

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S1373.......................................by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
MOBILE HOMES - REHABILITATION - Adds to existing law to enact the Mobile
Home Rehabilitation Act to require rehabilitation of mobile homes
constructed prior to June 15, 1976, and to require the issuance of a
certificate of compliance by the Division of Building Safety of the state
of Idaho before a local jurisdiction may issue a permit for the
installation of the mobile home.

01/30    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/02    Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
02/05    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 26-8-1
      AYES--Andreason, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Darrington, Deide,
      Dunklin, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King,
      McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sorensen, Sweeney,  horne, Twiggs, Wheeler
      NAYS--Boatright, Cameron, Crow, Frasure, Lee, Riggs, Stennett,
      Whitworth
      Absent and excused--Danielson
    Floor Sponsor - Ingram
    Title apvd - to House
02/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to Bus
03/10    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12    3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-11-3
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15),
      Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
      Deal, Ellsworth, Field(13), Gagner, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest,
      Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(22), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
      Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer,
      Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
      Robison, Sali, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson,
      Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Bell, Cuddy, Denney, Field(20), Geddes, Gould, Marley,
      Ridinger, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff
      Absent and excused -- Crow, Jones(9), Jones(20)
    Floor Sponsor - Gagner
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/13    To enrol
03/16    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/16    Sp signed
03/17    To Governor
03/20/98 Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 128
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


S1373


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1373

                        BY COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE MOBILE HOME REHABILITATION ACT; AMENDING TITLE 44, IDAHO CODE,
 3        BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 25, TITLE 44, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEG-
 4        ISLATIVE INTENT, TO REQUIRE REHABILITATION OF CERTAIN MOBILE HOMES AND THE
 5        ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE BY THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY
 6        OF THE STATE OF IDAHO BEFORE A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY ISSUE A  PERMIT  FOR
 7        THE  INSTALLATION  OF  THE MOBILE HOME, TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION REQUIRE-
 8        MENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR A REHABILITATION FORM AND CHECKLIST, TO AUTHORIZE AN
 9        ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR PROMULGATION OF RULES  TO  IMPLEMENT
10        THE CHAPTER.

11    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

12        SECTION  1.  That Title 44, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
13    by the addition thereto of a  NEW CHAPTER , to be known and  desig-
14    nated as Chapter 25, Title 44, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

15                                      CHAPTER 25
16                              MOBILE HOME REHABILITATION

17        44-2501.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  In  order  to ensure a continued supply of
18    safe, affordable housing, the state of Idaho hereby  adopts  a  rehabilitation
19    program  for  existing  mobile  homes  constructed prior to June 15, 1976, the
20    effective date of the federal manufactured housing and  safety  standards  act
21    (HUD  code), that are currently sited within Idaho or that may be brought into
22    the state after the effective date of this act. It is legislative intent  that
23    the  relocation and installation of these homes be approved when the rehabili-
24    tation on the home has been completed as required in this chapter and proof of
25    compliance has been issued by the administrator of the  division  of  building
26    safety of the state of Idaho.

27        44-2502.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER -- REHABILITATION REQUIRED -- CERTIFICATE
28    OF  COMPLIANCE.  (1)  This  chapter  shall apply to the installation of mobile
29    homes constructed prior to June 15, 1976, within the jurisdiction of a city or
30    county requiring an installation permit pursuant  to  section  44-2202,  Idaho
31    Code.
32        (2)  Before  a  permit  for  the  installation  of  the mobile home may be
33    issued, the home must meet the rehabilitation requirements specified  in  this
34    chapter  and receive a certificate of compliance from the administrator of the
35    division of building safety of the state of Idaho.
36        (3)  Upon submission of the rehabilitation form required pursuant to  sec-
37    tion  44-2504,  Idaho Code, and any other information required by the adminis-
38    trator to establish compliance with  this  chapter,  the  administrator  shall
39    issue  a  certificate of compliance to the homeowner.  The certificate of com-
40    pliance must be presented to the local jurisdiction before a  permit  for  the
41    installation of the home may be issued.


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 1        (4)  Upon receipt of the certificate of compliance, the local jurisdiction
 2    shall  issue the installation permit in the same manner as the permit would be
 3    issued with respect to a mobile/manufactured home for which rehabilitation  is
 4    not  required.   No zoning or other ordinance or policy of the local jurisdic-
 5    tion prohibiting relocation or installation of a mobile  home  to  which  this
 6    chapter  applies shall be effective to prohibit the relocation or installation
 7    of a mobile home for which a certificate of  compliance  has  been  issued  in
 8    accordance with this chapter.

 9        44-2503.  REHABILITATION REQUIREMENTS. The mobile home shall meet the fol-
10    lowing rehabilitation requirements:
11        (1)  A  smoke  detector (which may be a single station alarm device) shall
12    be installed on any wall in a hallway or space communicating with each bedroom
13    area and the living area on the living  area  side  and,  when  located  in  a
14    hallway,  the  detector  shall be between the return air intake and the living
15    area. Each smoke detector shall be installed in accordance  with  its  listing
16    and  the  top  of  the  detector shall be located on a wall four (4) inches to
17    twelve (12) inches below the ceiling. The detector may be  battery-powered  or
18    may be connected to an electrical outlet box by a permanent wiring method into
19    a  general electrical branch circuit, without any switch between the over cur-
20    rent protection device protecting the branch circuit and the detector.
21        (2)  The walls, ceilings and doors of each compartment containing  a  gas-
22    fired  furnace  or water heater shall be lined with five-sixteenth (5/16) inch
23    gypsum board, unless the door opens to the exterior  of  the  home,  in  which
24    case,  the door may be all metal construction. All exterior compartments shall
25    seal to the interior of the mobile home.
26        (3)  Each room designated expressly for sleeping purposes  shall  have  an
27    exterior exit door or at least one (1) outside egress window or other approved
28    exit  device  with  a  minimum clear dimension of twenty-two (22) inches and a
29    minimum clear opening of five (5) square feet. The bottom of  the  exit  shall
30    not be more than thirty-six (36) inches above the floor.
31        (4)  All  electrical systems shall be tested for continuity to assure that
32    metallic parts are properly bonded, tested for operation to  demonstrate  that
33    all equipment is connected and in working order, and given a polarity check to
34    determine that connections are proper. The electrical system shall be properly
35    protected  for  the  required amperage load. If the unit wiring is of aluminum
36    conductors, all receptacles and switches rated twenty  (20)  amperes  or  less
37    directly connected to the aluminum conductors shall be marked CO/ALR. Exterior
38    receptacles other than heat tape receptacles shall be of the ground fault cir-
39    cuit  interrupter (GFI) type. Conductors of dissimilar metals (copper/aluminum
40    or copper clad aluminum) must be connected in accordance with  section  110-14
41    of the national electrical code.
42        (5)  The  mobile  home's  gas  piping  shall  be tested with the appliance
43    valves removed from the piping system and piping capped at  those  areas.  The
44    piping  system  shall withstand a pressure of at least six (6) inch mercury or
45    three (3) psi gauge for a period of not less than  ten  (10)  minutes  without
46    showing  any  drop  in  pressure.  Pressure  shall  be measured with a mercury
47    manometer or a slope gauge calibrated so as  to  read  in  increments  of  not
48    greater  than  one-tenth  (1/10)  pound or an equivalent device. The source of
49    normal operating pressure shall be isolated before the pressure test is  made.
50    After the appliance connections are reinstalled, the piping system and connec-
51    tions  shall be tested with line pressure of not less than ten (10) inches nor
52    more than fourteen (14) inches water column air pressure. The  appliance  con-
53    nections  shall  be  tested for leakage with soapy water or a bubble solution.
54    All gas furnaces and water heaters shall be vented to the exterior  in  accor-


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 1    dance with chapter 9 of the uniform mechanical code.
 2        (6)  A  full  water  or  air pressure test will be performed on the mobile
 3    home's water and sewer system.
 4        (a)  Water piping shall be tested and proven tight under a water  pressure
 5        not less than the working pressure under which it is to be used. The water
 6        used  for tests shall be obtained from a potable source of supply. A fifty
 7        (50) pound per square inch (344.5kPa) air pressure may be substituted  for
 8        the  water  test.  In  either method of test, the piping shall withstand a
 9        test without leaking for a period of not less than fifteen (15) minutes.
10        (b)  A water test shall be applied to the drainage and vent system  either
11        in its entirety or in sections. If applied to the entire system, all open-
12        ings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except at the highest opening,
13        and  the  system filled with water to the point of overflow. If the system
14        is tested in sections, each opening shall be tightly  plugged  except  the
15        highest  opening  of  the section under the test and each section shall be
16        filled with water, but no section shall be tested with  less  than  a  ten
17        (10) foot (3m) head of water. In testing successive sections, at least the
18        upper ten (10) feet (3m) of the next preceding section shall be tested, so
19        that no joint or pipe in the structure, except the uppermost ten (10) feet
20        (3m) of the system, shall have been submitted to a test of less than a ten
21        (10)  foot (3m) head of water. The water shall be kept in the system or in
22        the portion under testing for at least fifteen (15) minutes before inspec-
23        tion starts. The system shall be tight at all points.
24        (7)  All repairs or other work necessary to bring  the  mobile  home  into
25    compliance  with  the requirements of this section shall be completed before a
26    certificate of compliance may be issued.

27        44-2504.  REHABILITATION FORM  AND  CHECKLIST  --  ADMINISTRATIVE  FEE  --
28    RULES.  (1)  The  administrator  of  the division of building safety shall, by
29    rule, establish a mobile home rehabilitation form and checkoff list.  The form
30    shall be completed and signed by an  authorized  representative  of  an  Idaho
31    licensed  manufactured  home service company or installer or dealer holding an
32    installer's license. Electrical, gas, water and sewer inspections and any nec-
33    essary repairs must be performed by a person or company properly licensed  and
34    authorized  to  perform  the  work under Idaho law, with the person or company
35    performing the inspections and repairs to be noted on the rehabilitation form.
36    A properly completed rehabilitation form shall be presented to the division of
37    building safety before a certificate of compliance may be issued.
38        (2)  The administrator of the division of building safety  may,  by  rule,
39    establish an administrative fee to cover the costs of administering the provi-
40    sions of this chapter.
41        (3)  In addition to the rulemaking authority provided in this section, the
42    administrator  of  the  division  of  building  safety may promulgate rules in
43    accordance with the provisions of chapter 52, title  67,  Idaho  Code,  deemed
44    necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





                            STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                  RS 07453
                                      
    
    This legislation adopts a rehabilitation program for mobile homes manufactured prior to June 15, 1976, 
    and provides that once a home has been rehabilitated consistent with the provision of the act, no zoning 
    or other ordinances shall prohibit the relocation or installation of the home.
    
                                FISCAL NOTE
    
    The Division of Building Safety is authorized to establish an administrative fee to cover the costs of 
    administering this program.
    
    Since the expense to the Division will consist of establishing a rehabilitation check list form and issuance 
    of certificates of compliance, the cost to the Division, as well as the amount of the administrative fee, 
    should be minimal.
    
    Contact:
    
    Senator Cecil Ingram
    332-1328
    
    Greg Panter
    Idaho Manufactured Housing Assn
    343-0440
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
    
    S 1373