Manufactured home installation
Bulletin:
2011 session law changes affecting home
installation (Aug. 1, 2011)
Memo:
Manufactured home installation inspection
requirements (March 11, 2011)
Related document: Approved third-party
installation inspectors
How to submit modular and installation
plans electronically
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Introduction
Minnesota Building Code Rules (Chapter 1350) have been amended and expanded to
incorporate necessary changes to meet the minimum requirements of the mandated
Federal Installation Standards and Programs, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
3285 and
3286. This notice is intended to outline this agency's policy and
procedures for the submittal of documents and inspection of manufactured homes
in areas of Minnesota that have not adopted the statewide building code and do not have
an appointed building official.
Building Officials (also referred to as Local
Authority Having Jurisdiction or LAHJ) in Minnesota enforcing the Minnesota State
Building Code (MSBC) are required to issue all building permits and inspect all
manufactured home installations within their respective jurisdictions. Building
officials may also use or adopt the same policies and procedures for document
submittal and inspection of manufactured home installations as CCLD. CCLD policy
and procedure of the following three parts will be used for installation and
re-installation of manufactured homes within the Minnesota.
The following procedure pertains to submittal of documents at the time of
sale:
- Complete and submit to CCLD the Notice of
Manufactured Home Sale and Installation for all new and used
manufactured home sales when the home is to be installed or re-installed.
Dealers must begin submitting this form for any manufactured homes expected
to be installed or re-installed after Aug. 1, 2009.
- If the home is currently installed for
occupancy in a park or located on private property and is not
being relocated, this form is not required.
- If the home is going to be installed or re-installed in an area
with an LAHJ or in a state other than MN, the document is to be
completed and sent to CCLD, and CCLD will forward to the LAHJ or the
state of installation.
- If the home is going to be installed or re-installed in an area
of CCLD jurisdiction, the information will be retained by CCLD and
forwarded to the appropriate inspector for preliminary inspection
scheduling.
- For new manufactured home sales, licensed dealers must complete and
retain in dealer sales record files the document
Important Notice/Purchaser
Disclosure.
- Must be signed and dated by purchaser and purchaser must be
provided a copy of the document.
- This document was required as of Feb. 8, 2008, for compliance
to CFR 3288 Dispute Resolution program and was revised as of Jan.
1, 2009 for compliance to CFR 3286 Installation Program
requirements.
- For all new and used manufactured home sales
when the home or portions of installation or re-installation are to be
completed by the owner. The consumer/purchaser
is to sign and be given a copy of the letter
Manufactured Home Owner
Completing Installation. Dealers must begin submitting this form
for any manufactured homes expected to have all or part of the installation
completed by the owner after Aug. 1, 2009.
- A copy of the completed and signed document is to be forwarded to
CCLD or the LAHJ.
- The dealer must retain a copy of the document in sales record
files.
- Please remember that if the home is to be installed or
re-installed in a licensed manufactured home park, as per Minnesota
laws and rules, a licensed installer must complete the installation
of re-installation of the home.
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Plan Application and Approvals
The following process and procedure pertains to submittal of documentation
for approval prior to commencing any work of the installation or re-installation
of a manufactured home in the jurisdiction of CCLD
Documentation must be
submitted and approvals must be obtained prior to any new or used homes that are
to be installed or re-installed after Aug. 1, 2009. The process and
procedure may also be required by a LAHJ for manufactured homes in the LAHJ's
respective jurisdiction:
- Complete and return to CCLD the Manufactured
Home Installation Plan Review Application.
- If mechanical, electrical, or plumbing items for installation of home are to be
completed by other than the licensed installer or homeowner, indicate the
information as indicated on the application.
- Upon review of the entire
submittal package the applicant will receive a notice of additional information
needed to be submitted, or letter of approval indicating a project approval
number.
- If approved, always refer to the project approval number when requesting
inspection for installation or requesting information on the specific project
from CCLD staff. Installation plan review will be invoiced to the party
submitting plans for review and approval.
- Installation of the home may not commence until approval is
granted from CCLD or the LAHJ. Attach to the plan review application
the following minimum documentation for review.
- Letter or certificate of approval/acceptance for the project from
the local zoning officer. Example of Zoning
Permits
- Dimensioned site plan which includes at a minimum the lot size,
property lines, building floor size (for all buildings on the property),
set-back distances from property lines and other buildings on the
property, proposed elevations of home foundation and home finished
floor, and grading and drainage plan for the site.
Example of dimensioned site plan
- Support and
Anchoring plan indicating
footing locations and sizes and anchor locations including equipment
model number. View the
Minnesota Approved Anchor List. Submit copies of manufacturer's
DAPIA approved support and anchoring requirements for model specific
homes or you may use CCLD generic drawings (available
on CCLD web-site) for homes without specific
manufacturers DAPIA approved plans for support and anchoring.
- Frame pier support
section cut on the generic diagrams (available
on CCLD web-site) with information inserted from the
manufacturers DAPIA approved installation manuals or from MSBC 1350
generic pier support information if the manufacturers DAPIA approved
information is not available.
- Drawings indicating all
deck, stair, landing, guardrail and handrail construction details
indicating compliance to MSBC and the International Residential Code
(IRC). May be submitted on generic drawings (available
on CCLD web-site).
- If skirting is to be installed on the home submit documentation
indicating type of material and ventilation amounts and methods for the
under home area.
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Installation Inspections
Memo:
New manufactured home installation inspection
requirements (March 11, 2011)
Related document: Approved third-party
installation inspectors
The following is the policy and procedure for obtaining manufactured home
installation inspections under CCLD jurisdiction. Included is policy and
procedure for installer certification of installation and correction or
re-inspection process for non-compliances found at the time of CCLD inspections.
- 10-days prior to proposed completion of the installation or
re-installation the licensed installer shall notify CCLD to arrange
inspection of the installation. Prior to contacting CCLD make sure that if
other parties are involved in the installation or re-installation that items
in other parties control would also be available for inspection or
verification.
- When an installer has completed all items listed and contracted for the
home installation or re-installation, the licensed installer may apply the
metal installation label to the
manufactured home (in a location near the construction label). Do not
complete the Manufactured Home
Installation Compliance Certification until CCLD staff or the LAHJ has
completed the inspections required, at that time the installer will be
notified to complete the certificate and submit to CCLD.
- Note: If one licensed installer performs anchoring contract and a
different licensed installer performs the foundation and or blocking
piers of the installation, each installer would affix an installation
label and complete a certificate of installation for items covered in
the contract for installation. Only a licensed installer shall be
allowed to purchase installation labels.
- Upon completion of the
installation inspection by CCLD staff, a licensed installer will be
notified that the installation items inspected pass
inspection for compliance, or a
Correction
Notification of items to be corrected will be issued, or a
notice of failure of the installation with items cited and re-inspection
will be required.
- If installation passed inspection for compliance, installer proceeds
and completes installation certificate and submits to CCLD.
- Correction notice issued for non-compliances requires correction of
items within 40-days of receiving notification. When items are
corrected, the installer is required to sign for items completed,
complete installation certificate and return both documents to CCLD.
Some of the items may be subject to re-inspection at CCLD inspector's
discretion. Three consecutive violations of the same nature for a
licensed installer will subject that licensed installer to 100%
inspection of all installations until CCLD determines the licensed
installer complies with all installation rules and regulations. Licensed
installers placed on 100% of installation inspection shall be invoiced
for inspections required after the initial site and footing inspection.
- A Notice of Failure of Installation requires correction within
40-days of receiving a Correction
Notification. Upon correction of items cited, the
installer shall notify CCLD that installation is ready for
re-inspection. After re-inspection and receiving notification that the
installation complies to code, the installer shall complete and submit
the installation certification. Re-inspection time and expenses will be
invoiced to the licensed installer of record. Notice of failure of
installation will deem the manufactured home as unsafe and not habitable
and the home is not to be occupied prior to passing the re-inspection of
the installation. Two consecutive failures of installation shall subject
the licensed installer to 100% inspection of all installations until
CCLD determines that the licensed installer complies with all
installation rules and regulations.
- For installation items that are completed by the homeowner, the
following procedure applies.
- Homeowners shall notify CCLD 10-days prior to items requiring
inspection to arrange inspection of the items.
- Homeowners completing installation items shall be subject to
inspection for all items completed. Example:
- Lot grading and pre-pouring of footings or slabs.
- Rough in inspection of poured footings or foundation system,
mate line connections prior to close-up on multi-section homes,
anchoring, utility hook-up, and etc.
- Final inspection of home with minimum of final grading, skirting
installation, utility testing or verification, exterior stairs and
landings, etc.
- Homeowners shall be invoiced for time and expenses for all
inspections completed.
- Correction Notification
will be issued for non-compliances and require correction within 40-days
of written notice issued. Re-inspection will be required for all
correction notices.
- Notice of failure of installation may be issued for items concerning
life safety violations or for violations which may result in damages to
the home which are in the category of HUD defined serious defect or
imminent safety hazards. Notice of failure will require correction
within 40-days of receiving written notice of failure and re-inspection
of corrections when completed will be required. A "Correction
Notification" will deem the manufactured home un-safe and not habitable
and the home is not to be occupied prior to passing the re-inspection of
the installation.
- Upon completion and passing inspection of installation CCLD will
issue the homeowner a certificate of installation.
Commonly
asked questions and answers
Inspection of all manufactured home installations
within Minnesota shall commence on Aug. 1, 2009.
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