Section 18008.7 Of Chapter 1. Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
18008.7
. (a) "Multifamily manufactured home," for the purposes of
this part, means either of the following:
(1) A structure transportable under permit in one or more
sections, designed and equipped to contain not more than two dwelling
units, a dormitory, or an efficiency unit, to be used either with a
support system pursuant to Section 18613 or a foundation system
pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18551.
(2) A structure transportable under permit in one or more
sections, designed to be used with a foundation system for three or
more dwelling units, as defined by Section 18003.3.
(b) Multifamily manufactured homes shall be constructed in
compliance with applicable department regulations. The egress and
fire separation requirements of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations applicable to dormitories, hotels, apartment houses, and
structures that contain two dwelling units shall also be applicable
to all multifamily manufactured homes constructed for those purposes.
The accessibility and adaptability requirements of Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations applicable to covered multifamily
dwelling units shall also be applicable to multifamily manufactured
homes containing three or more dwelling units.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all provisions of
law that apply to manufactured homes shall apply equally to
multifamily manufactured homes, except as provided in this section.
(d) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Dormitory" means a room or rooms inhabited for the purposes
of temporary residence by two or more persons.
(2) "Efficiency unit" has the same meaning as defined in Section
17958.1.
(3) "Multiunit manufactured housing" has the same meaning as
"multifamily manufactured home," as that term is defined in this
section.