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The maximum number of occupants of a mobile home shall be limited to the number determined on the basis of the square feet of floor area of habitable space, exclusive of habitable space used for cooking purposes, in accordance with the following:
(A) One hundred fifty square feet for one or two occupants;
(B) Two hundred fifty square feet for three occupants; and
(C) Eighty square feet additional for each occupant thereafter.
(Prior Code, § 19-324) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
Habitable space shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet over 50% of the floor area; and the floor area where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered in computing gross floor area.
(Prior Code, § 19-325) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
(A) A mobile home shall be provided with natural light and ventilation adequate for the intended use of each habitable space in accordance with the following:
(1) Window area shall equal at least 10% of the floor area of each habitable space; and
(2) Openable area of windows and other openings used for natural ventilation of each habitable space shall equal at least 45% of the required window area, or mechanical ventilation shall be provided as set forth in § 173.027(P) of this chapter.
(B) A mobile home shall be provided with light and ventilation adequate for the intended use of non-habitable space in accordance with the following.
(1) Kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be provided with light of sufficient intensity and so distributed as to permit the maintenance of sanitary conditions and the safe use of space and the appliances, equipment and fixtures.
(2) Kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet rooms shall be provided with natural ventilation consisting of openable areas of not less than one and one-half square feet for bathrooms and toilet rooms, and not less than three square feet for kitchenettes; or mechanical ventilation shall be provided as set forth in § 173.027(P) of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 19-329) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
(A) A mobile home shall contain a kitchen sink, a flush-type water closet, a bathtub or shower and a lavatory.
(B) Hot and cold water supply shall be provided at kitchen sink, bathtub or shower and lavatory. Cold water shall be supplied to the water closet.
(C) Plumbing system shall be designed and arranged so as to facilitate connecting to approved exterior water supply and sewage disposal systems, provide adequate water supply to all plumbing fixtures and dispose of all liquid wastes therefrom.
(Prior Code, § 19-330) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
(A) A mobile home shall contain space-heating equipment and water-heating equipment.
(B) Areas allocated for installation of space-heating and water-heating equipment shall provide adequate clearance so that the surface of adjacent combustible materials will not exceed a safe temperature. Curtains and draperies shall not be used in such areas.
(C) Space- and water-heating units shall be of an approved type for installation in a mobile home. Fuel-burning water heaters and furnaces other than those having a sealed combustion space shall not be located in sleeping rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
(D) Space heating units shall have sufficient capacity to maintain a minimum inside temperature of 70°F, based on the average of the recorded annual minimum outside temperatures for the locality, and shall be provided with manual or automatic temperature-control devices.
(E) Water heating units shall have sufficient capacity to deliver at each hot water outlet an ample supply of water at a minimum temperature range of 130°F to 140°F, and such units shall be provided with safety devices arranged to relieve hazardous pressures and excessive temperatures.
(F) Electrical space and water heating equipment shall be of an approved type and shall have adequate circuit protection devices.
(G) Gas and liquid fuel-burning equipment shall be specifically designed for the type of fuel used. Flues and vents shall be suitable for the type of fuel used and shall be installed so that the surface of adjacent combustible material will not exceed a safe temperature.
(H) Automatically operated heat-producing equipment using utility gas shall have a valve that will automatically shut off the flow of gas to the main burner when the pilot flame is extinguished.
(I) Automatically operated heat-producing equipment using liquefied petroleum gas shall have a valve that will automatically shut off the flow of gas to the pilot light and main burner when the pilot flame is extinguished.
(J) Fuel-burning space and water heating units shall be vented. Other fuel-burning equipment shall be vented where the discharge of products of combustion into the space where the equipment is installed would be unsafe.
(K) Liquid fuel-burning equipment shall be vented and shall be provided with means to prevent spilling of fuel.
(L) Fuel storage containers and gas cylinders shall be mounted outside the mobile home, or in a space that is vented to the outside and is vapor-tight to the inside.
(M) Warm air supply ducts and fittings shall be of non-combustible material.
(N) Return air ducts shall be of non-combustible material where exposed to temperatures which are unsafe for combustible materials.
(O) Return air grilles in doors and partitions shall be of a permanent non-closable type. Openings for return air shall not be located in bathrooms, toilet rooms or kitchenettes.
(P) Mechanical ventilation, where required, shall exhaust air at rates not less than the following:
(1) For habitable space: two air changes per hour;
(2) For bathrooms and toilet rooms: 25 cubic feet per minute; and
(3) For kitchenettes: 100 cubic feet per minute.
(Q) Air conditioning for habitable space provided in lieu of mechanical ventilation shall supply an amount of air not less than that set forth in division (P) above, with at least 25% of the required quantity taken from the outside.
(Prior Code, § 19-331) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
(A) A mobile home shall contain an electrical wiring system and service equipment.
(B) Electrical wiring shall have adequate capacity for designed lighting and appliance equipment. Individual circuits shall contain overload protection devices.
(C) At least one receptacle outlet shall be provided for each multiple of 12 linear feet of wall space or major fraction thereof in each habitable space and kitchenette. Bathrooms and toilet rooms shall have permanently installed lighting fixtures and switches located so as not to be an electrical hazard.
(D) Exterior equipment shall be weather-proofed to ensure protection of equipment from the elements. Service equipment shall have means for quick disconnection from the source of supply.
(E) Provision shall be made for grounding non-current carrying metallic parts of the electrical system. Such grounding shall be common to one external supply point. Provisions shall be made for exterior source grounding of electrical system.
(Prior Code, § 19-332) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
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