California Administrative Code

All construction or work for which a permit is required may be subject to inspection by the designated enforcement agency. If an inspection is required, the inspection of the building or structure(s) shall be conducted after the structure(s) is completed and ready for occupancy, …

(a) The park area and park roadways shall be so graded that there will be no depressions in which surface water will accumulate and remain for a period of time that would constitute a health and safety violation as determined by the enforcement agency. The ground shall be sloped …

Equipment to supply electrical power to a unit shall be located within four (4) feet of the unit or the proposed location of the unit.

Inspections may be waived by the enforcement agency for structures which do not contain electrical or mechanical installations or for alterations, additions, modifications, or repairs that do not involve electrical or mechanical installations; or where the applicant stipulates in…

The requirements of this section shall be printed and posted in a conspicuous place on the premises and shall contain the following information: (a) List the following telephone numbers: (1) Fire Department (2) Police Department or Sheriff's Office. (3) Park Office. (4) The respo…

(a) Each service equipment enclosure for the park shall be provided with a single main disconnect switch or circuit breaker lockable in the open position for disconnecting the electrical wiring system or systems of the park. (b) A disconnecting means shall be provided for disconn…

Ground-fault protection of park service equipment shall be provided for solidly grounded wye electrical services of more than 150 volts to ground, but not exceeding 600 volts phase-to-phase for each service disconnecting means rated at 1,000 amperes or more. Each service disconne…

Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of fixed electrical equipment shall be grounded as required by the California Electrical Code, Article 250.

(a) All electrical equipment, including switches, circuit breakers, receptacles, lighting fixtures, control equipment, and metering devices located in either damp or wet locations or outside of a unit, accessory building or structure, or a building component designed as a weather…

(a) Connections of aluminum conductors shall be made only inside boxes or equipment enclosures which are designed and installed to prevent the entry or accumulation of moisture within the enclosure. (b) Only connectors which are listed for use with aluminum conductors shall be us…

(a) Approved lot service equipment supplied by underground feeders may be of the self-supporting type and shall be stabilized by concrete not less than three and one-half (3 ½ ) inches thick and surrounding the equipment base by not less than six (6) inches beyond the equipment b…

(a) Lot service equipment shall have the capacity to supply the unit, appliance, accessory building or structure, and building component located on the lot. The park operator may prohibit the installation of a unit, appliance, accessory building or structure, or building componen…

(a) The enforcement agency is authorized to require any electrical installation or equipment found to be defective, and in such condition as to endanger life or property, to be disconnected. (b) Installations which have been disconnected shall not be re-energized until a permit h…

(a) The gas riser outlet shall terminate within four (4) feet of the unit, or proposed location of the unit on the lot. (b) Each unit connected to the gas riser outlet shall be connected by a listed flexible gas connector in accordance with section 1354 of this chapter.

Listed nonmetallic pipe and fittings installed in park drainage systems shall be installed in accordance with their listing and applicable standards. When installed under roadways, minimum depth of cover for nonmetallic drain pipe shall be thirty-six (36) inches. The pipe shall b…

(a) Parks constructed between July 11, 1979 and July 6, 2004, shall have water distribution systems capable of providing a pressure not less than fifteen (15) pounds per square inch at each lot at maximum operating conditions. Parks constructed before and after the above dates mu…

(a) The quantity of water required to be supplied to each lot shall be as required for six (6) fixture units. (b) Park water distribution systems shall be designed and installed as set forth in California Plumbing Code, Chapter 6, and Appendix A.

Where the required water supply is inadequate to comply with the provisions of this article and either outside protection, or local conditions justify reducing this requirement, other hydrant systems may be installed provided the alternate system is approved by the fire agency re…

(a) Private fire hydrants, as defined in this article, shall meet the operational requirements as prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, and meet the water flow standards prescribed by subsection (c) of this section. (b) Operation. Private fire hydrants shall have at least…

Wind load is calculated as follows: (a) From the exterior of the MH-unit, measure the total length of the exposed side wall in feet and in fractions of feet. Then measure the height of the exposed side wall in feet and fractions of feet, measuring from the point of connection of …

The installation of a tiedown system consisting of listed tiedown assemblies shall comply with the requirements of this section. (a) Unless otherwise specified in the MH-unit manufacturer's installation instructions, the number of tiedown assemblies that must be installed for eac…

(a) Each MH-unit shall be connected to the lot outlet by an approved flexible gas connector, listed for its intended use, not more than six (6) feet in length and of adequate size to supply the MH-unit gas appliance demand, as evidenced by the label on the MH-unit. In the absence…

(a) When an MH-unit has been previously equipped with a portable air-conditioning appliance energized from the unit and is installed in a new location, the air-conditioning equipment may be energized in the same manner as originally installed, provided that it does not create a h…

(a) A permit shall be obtained from the enforcement agency prior to installation or reinstallation of a certified earthquake resistant bracing system on or under an MH-unit. (b) When an earthquake resistant bracing system is installed at the time of the MH-unit installation, sepa…

The person, firm, or business required to obtain a permit to install or reinstall an earthquake resistant bracing system on or under an MH-unit shall apply to the enforcement agency. Where the department is the enforcement agency, the application shall be made on form HCD 50 ERBS…

(a) Except as provided in section 1443.1 of this article, every cabana installed on or after July 31, 1976, or every accessory building or structure or building component installed on or after June 10, 1979, shall have the capacity to resist the applicable minimum snow load of th…

An awning may be erected, constructed, or maintained only as an accessory structure to a unit located on the same lot.

(a) The requirements for electrical installations in cabanas shall comply with the California Electrical Code. (b) Each cabana shall be provided with not less than one (1) branch circuit complying with section 1436 of this chapter. (c) When electrical heating equipment or other f…

The energy requirements for cabanas shall comply with the following: (a) Cabanas with a total floor area less than 250 square feet shall be provided with the following minimum thermal resistance (R) rated insulation. (1) Roof/ceiling -- R-19. (2) Walls and raised floors -- R-13. …

(a) The substandard conditions and abatement requirements contained in this article shall apply to parks, permanent buildings or structures in parks, units, accessory buildings or structures, and building components wherever they are located both within and outside of parks in al…

(a) The provisions of this article apply to the procedures available to a cited person, as defined by section 1002 of this chapter, who has received a notice of a violation ordering abatement or correction of a violation of this chapter, the Health and Safety Code, or any other a…

(a) The following informal conference process shall be available to a cited person who is required to respond to a notice of violation ordering abatement or correction of a violation of this chapter, the Health and Safety Code, or any other applicable provision of law and shall b…

(a) An informal conference related to a violation shall occur at the time and place scheduled and shall provide the person requesting the conference with the opportunity to explain to the representative of the enforcement agency each issue disputed and the facts and circumstances…

(a) Local Enforcement. Any person submitting an application for a permit to construct shall pay appropriate fees. Valuation of buildings for the purpose of determining fees for permits to construct shall be determined by the enforcement agency. The governing body of any city or c…

(a) Except as otherwise explicitly provided in sections 18865(g), 18865.4, and 18865.5(b), Health and Safety Code, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the construction, use, maintenance and occupancy of special occupancy park lots, including separate designated sections…

(a) A standard plan approval is available from the department for a plan for an accessory structure constructed and installed pursuant to this article and Article 9 of this chapter. (b) In order to obtain a standard plan approval, the applicant shall submit to the department the …

(a) A person required to obtain a permit to install an accessory structure or camping cabin, shall submit an application for the permit to construct to the enforcement agency, on a form prescribed by that agency. (b) The application for the permit to construct shall be accompanie…

(a) The following permit fees shall apply for accessory structures that have a standard plan approval: (1) Inspection fees shall be two hundred thirty-eight dollars ($238) for the first whole hour or fractional part thereof of inspection time. When the inspection time exceeds one…

(a) Any person submitting an application for a permit to construct with plans not having a department standard plan approval shall pay the following fees, as applicable: (1) Permit Fee. For the purpose of determining fees, the enforcement agency may establish the permit fee in ac…

Wherever the department is the enforcement agency, evidence of compliance with The California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code, Division 13, commencing with section 21000, shall be submitted with an application for a permit to construct, enlarge a park.

In every park, lighting shall be installed which is capable of providing: (a) An average of five (5) horizontal foot candles of light at the floor level at entrances to toilet and shower buildings, laundry buildings, and recreation buildings when the buildings are in use during t…

(a) The park area and park roadways shall be so graded that there will be no depressions in which surface water will accumulate and remain for a period of time that would constitute a health and safety violation as determined by the enforcement agency. The ground shall be sloped …

(a) Parks shall accommodate only recreational vehicles, tents, and camping cabins. (b) A manufactured home or mobilehome shall not be located or installed in a park except for use by persons employed in the management or operation of the park. (c) A permanent building, garage, ca…

Ground-fault protection of park service equipment shall be provided for solidly grounded wye electrical services of more than 150 volts to ground, but not exceeding 600 volts phase-to-phase for each service disconnecting means rated at 1,000 amperes or more. Each service disconne…

The neutral conductor and the equipment grounding conductor of the feeder assembly supplying service equipment shall be connected to the grounding electrode at each lot service enclosure.

(a) All electrical equipment, including switches, circuit breakers, receptacles, lighting fixtures, control equipment, and metering devices located in either damp or wet locations or outside of a unit, accessory building or structure, or a building component designed as a weather…

(a) Connections of aluminum conductors shall be made only inside boxes or equipment enclosures which are designed and installed to prevent the entry or accumulation of moisture within the enclosure. (b) Only connectors which are listed for use with aluminum conductors shall be us…

Where subject to physical damage from vehicular traffic or other causes, the lot service equipment shall be protected by posts, fencing or other barriers approved by the enforcement agency.

All park or lot service equipment shall be accessible by an unobstructed entrance or passageway not less than twenty-four (24) inches in width and seventy-eight (78) inches high, and shall have a working space not less than thirty (30) inches wide and thirty-six (36) inches deep …

All LPG equipment and installations of tanks one hundred twenty-five (125) US gallons or larger shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders, California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 1, unless otherwise…