Section 18552 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2.1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The department shall adopt and submit building standards
for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935)
of Part 2.5, and the department shall adopt other regulations for
manufactured home or mobilehome accessory buildings or structures.
The regulations adopted by the department shall provide for the
construction, location, and use of manufactured home or mobilehome
accessory buildings or structures to protect the health and safety of
the occupants and the public, and shall be enforced by the
appropriate enforcement agency.
(b) A manufactured home or accessory building or structure may be
installed in a mobilehome park above 4,000 feet in elevation at the
option of the owner of the home and after approval by the park
operator only if the installation is consistent with one of the
following:
(1) If the manufactured home or accessory building or structure
does not have the capacity to resist the minimum snow loads as
established for residential buildings by local ordinance, the
manufactured home or accessory building or structure must have the
capacity to resist a roof live load of at least 60 pounds per square
foot and may only be installed in a mobilehome park that has and is
operating an approved snow roof load maintenance program, as defined
by the department. The installation shall comply with all other
applicable requirements of this part and the regulations adopted
pursuant to this part and shall be approved by the enforcement
agency. The approval of the snow roof load maintenance program shall
be identified on the permit to operate.
(2) If the manufactured home or accessory building or structure
does not have the capacity to resist the minimum snow loads
established by local ordinance for residential buildings, the
manufactured home or accessory building or structure may only be
installed if it is protected by a ramada designed to resist the
minimum snow loads established by local ordinance and constructed
pursuant to this part and regulations adopted pursuant to this part.
The plans and specifications for the construction of the ramada and
the installation of the home shall be approved by the enforcement
agency.
(3) If a manufactured home or accessory building or structure has
the capacity to resist the minimum snow loads established by local
ordinance for residential buildings, an approved snow roof load
maintenance program or ramada is not required for that home or
accessory building or structure.
(c) Before installing a manufactured home or accessory building or
structure pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the operator
of a park shall request and obtain approval from the enforcement
agency for its existing or proposed snow roof load maintenance
program. The enforcement agency's approval shall be based on relevant
factors identified in the regulations of the department and shall
include, but not be limited to, the types of maintenance to be used
to control or remove snow accumulation and the capacity and
capability of personnel and equipment proposed to satisfactorily
perform the snow roof load maintenance program. The request for
approval shall specify the type of maintenance to be used to control
snow accumulation and shall demonstrate the capacity and capability
of necessary personnel or its equivalent to satisfactorily perform
the snow roof load maintenance program.