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(2) A minimum fee of one hundred ninety-six dollars ($196) shall be submitted with each application for a permit or reinspection. Any additional fees required shall be paid upon completion of the inspection or reinspection.
(e) Change of ERBS-manufacturer's name, ownership or address fee, sixty-two dollars ($62).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502.5, 18613.5 and 18613.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18300, 18502.5, 18613.5 and 18613.7, Health and Safety Code.
s 1026. Standard Plan Approval.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300, 18502, 18502.5, 18551 and 18613.4, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18502, 18502.5, 18551 and 18613.4, Health and Safety Code.
s 1028. Permit for Mobilehome Installation.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300 and 18502.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18502, 18502.5 and 18613, Health and Safety Code.
s 1030. California Environmental Quality Act Compliance.
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 or enlarge a park.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18300.1, 18406 and 18501, Health and Safety Code. Sections 21000, et seq., Public Resources Code.
s 1032. Permit Applications -Required Approvals.
(a) All applications for permits to construct shall be submitted on the designated form provided by the enforcement agency.
(b) Applications for permits to construct or enlarge a park, shall be submitted with written evidence of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, along with written approval by all of the following:
(1) the local planning agency,
(2) the local health, fire, and public works departments,
(3) the local department responsible for flood control,
(4) the serving utilities, and
(5) any other public agencies having jurisdiction over the activity contained in the permit application.
(c) Park operator approval is required on all applications for a permit to construct, reconstruct or alter the park electrical, fuel gas, plumbing, or fire protection equipment or installations.
(d) Park operator approval is required with all applications for a permit to install an MH-unit, or to alter an MH-unit located in a park, if the alteration would affect the electrical, fuel gas or plumbing system of the park.
(e) Park operator approval is required on all applications for permits to construct, reconstruct, install or alter an accessory building or structure or building component to be located or proposed to be located within a park.
(f) Written evidence of applicable local approvals may be required for permanent buildings, when the installation may impact local services.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18406 and 18501, Health and Safety Code; Section 21082, Public Resources Code; and Title 14 CCR Section 15050.
s 1034. Plans.
(a) Three (3) complete sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted for all work to be performed, if required by the enforcement agency.
(b) Plans and specifications submitted to the enforcement agency shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of all work proposed and show in detail that the work will conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) When the design of the system requires an engineering analysis of structural parts, or methods of construction, the plans, specifications, and calculations shall be signed by an architect or engineer.
(d) Any deviation from the approved plans and specifications shall be approved by the designer, engineer, or architect and shall be submitted to the enforcement agency for approval.
(e) The enforcement agency may waive the requirement for plans and/or specifications when the proposed work is of a minor nature.
(f) Complete plans, specifications, calculations, and supporting data shall be submitted where the work proposed is not in conformity with or deviates from the provisions of this chapter.
(g) Electrical plans shall include a single line diagram of the electrical equipment to be installed, altered or changed. Complete load calculations of the electrical system shall be provided with plans.
(h) Complete engineering plans, specifications, calculations and supporting data, signed by an electrical engineer, shall be submitted when the park's electrical main service or any of the electrical wiring system exceeds the voltage of the secondary system.
(i) Any person applying for a permit to install additional electrical equipment in a park shall submit the following information with the application for a permit to construct:
(1) The size of the feeder circuit and overcurrent protection of that feeder circuit; and
(2) The number of lots and the load of any other electrical equipment supplied by the feeder circuit.
(j) An approved set of plans and specifications and a copy of the permit to construct shall be kept on the job site until the enforcement agency has made a final inspection.
(k) The provisions of this chapter are not intended to prevent the owner of an accessory building or structure or building component from reinstalling the accessory building or structure or building component when the unit is relocated. Structural plans, other than details of footings and foundations, are not required for reinstallation of an accessory building or structure or building component which complied with the requirements of the regulations in effect at the time of original installation, provided the accessory building or structure or building component:
(1) is structurally sound;
(2) does not present a hazard to the safety of the occupants and/or the public;
(3) meets the live load design requirements contained in article 9 of this chapter; and
(4) complies with all other installation requirements contained in this chapter.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18501, Health and Safety Code.
s 1036. Expiration of Permits.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18509, Health and Safety Code.
s 1038. Extension of Permit to Construct.
(a) An extension of a permit to construct may be granted provided work has commenced. No extension shall be granted where work has not been started prior to the expiration of the initial permit to construct. Each extension shall be limited to six (6) months. No permit to construct or reconstruct shall be extended more than two (2) years from the date of issuance of the initial permit to construct.
(b) Where a permit to construct has expired, all work shall cease until a valid permit to construct has been issued by the enforcement agency. A reapplication need not be accompanied by plans and specifications or installation instructions where:
(1) construction is to be completed in accordance with plans filed with the initial permit to construct; and
(2) the approved plans are made available to the enforcement agency during the construction; and
(3) plans were approved less than two (2) years prior to the request for extension.
(c) Fees paid for a permit to construct shall be forfeited to the enforcement agency if the applicant does not start construction within six (6) months of the date of issuance of the permit, or upon expiration of the permit where work has commenced and no extension has been granted pursuant to subsection (a).
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18509, Health and Safety Code.
s 1040. Construction and Alteration Permit Fees.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300 and 18502.5, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18502.5 and 18503, Health and Safety Code.
s 1042. Swimming Pools.
Construction and barriers standards for public and private swimming pools constructed within a park are contained in the California Building Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18610, Health and Safety Code.
s 1044. Construction.
(a) All construction shall be performed in accordance with approved plans and specifications and shall not be changed, modified or altered without the express prior approval, when possible, of the person or entity which provided the original approvals, and the enforcement agency.
(b) The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of the Health and Safety Code or any of the provisions of this chapter. Whenever an issued permit, or the work that it authorizes, violates provisions contained in this chapter, the Health and Safety Code, or any other provisions of applicable law, the permit, or that portion of the permit that authorizes the work in violation, shall be deemed null and void.
(c) The issuance of a permit based upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the enforcement agency from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in these plans and specifications, nor shall the issuance of a permit preclude the enforcement agency's power to prevent occupancy of a building, accessory building or structure, or building component, when it is found to be in violation of this chapter.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18500, 18501, 18552, 18610, 18620, 18630, 18670 and 18690, Health and Safety Code.
s 1045. Excavation and Grading.
Except as provided in this chapter, the procedures relating to excavation, grading, and earthwork, including fills and embankments, are contained in the California Building Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18610, Health and Safety Code.
s 1046. Stop Order.
Whenever any work is performed in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the Health and Safety Code, or any other applicable provisions of law, the enforcement agency shall post an order to stop work on the site and provide a written notice to the person responsible for the work being performed. The work shall immediately stop until authorized to proceed by the enforcement agency.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18404 and 18500, Health and Safety Code.
s 1048. Inspections.
(a) The person to whom a construction permit is issued, shall request inspection of all of the following:
(1) any underground or enclosed work prior to covering;
(2) permanent buildings; and
(3) accessory buildings or structures, or building components.
(b) The required inspections shall occur at the following stages of construction, when applicable:
(1) Form inspection: When trenching is completed and forms have been set for the foundation, including all plumbing, mechanical, and electrical installations which may be concealed beneath the foundation or slab.
(2) Frame inspection: When all structural framing is completed, including all electrical, mechanical, and plumbing installations which are to be enclosed within the walls.
(3) Lath and/or wallboard inspection: When all lathing and/or wallboard interior and exterior is completed, but before any plaster is applied or before wallboard joints and fasteners are taped and finished.
(4) Final inspection: When the permanent building, accessory building or structure, or building component, is completed.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18552, 18610, 18620, 18630, 18670 and 18690, Health and Safety Code.
s 1050. Construction Permit Penalty.
Any person commencing construction without a valid permit shall discontinue the construction until a permit to construct is obtained, and shall pay double all fees prescribed for the permit.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18504, Health and Safety Code.
s 1052. Swimming Pools.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18610, Health and Safety Code.
s 1054. Excavation and Grading.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18610, Health and Safety Code.
s 1100. Application and Scope.
(a) The provisions of this article shall apply to the construction, use, maintenance, and occupancy of lots within parks in all parts of the state.
(b) Existing construction and installations made before the effective date of the requirements of this chapter may continue in use so long as they were in compliance with requirements in effect at the date of their installation and are not found to be substandard.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18610 and 18612, Health and Safety Code.
s 1102. Responsibility.
(a) The owner, operator, or the designated agent for the park shall be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all common areas, park-owned electrical, gas, and plumbing equipment and their installations, and all park-owned permanent buildings or structures, within the park.
(b) The owner of a unit, accessory building or structure, or building component shall be responsible for the use and maintenance of the unit, accessory building or structure, or building component and its utility connections up to the lot services in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(c) Any person obtaining a permit to construct shall be responsible for the construction or installation in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(d) The operator of a park shall not permit a unit, accessory building or structure, building component, or any park utility to be constructed, installed, used, or maintained in the park unless constructed, installed, used, and maintained in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(e) Procedures related to notice of violation and responsibilities to abate violations are set forth in article 10, commencing with section 1600 of this chapter.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18400, 18401, 18402, 18552 and 18603, Health and Safety Code.
s 1104. Lot Address Identification and Lot Line Marking.
(a) All lots shall be identified by letters, numbers, or street address numbers. The lot identification shall be in a conspicuous location facing the roadway. If the lot identification number is to be installed on a wall surface of the unit, the wall surface nearest the roadway shall be used.
(b) All lots shall be defined by permanent corner markers. Corner markers shall be visible at grade and shall be installed in a manner that does not create a hazard.
(c) Permanent corner markers shall be any of the following:
(1) Pressure-treated wood, or wood of natural resistance to decay and insects, as specified in the California Building Code, at least two (2) by two (2) inches in nominal dimension, driven into the ground to a depth of at least eighteen (18) inches, or six (6) inches if it is surrounded by a concrete pad at least four (4) inches in diameter and at least six (6) inches in depth.
(2) Metallic pipe or rods protected from corrosion by galvanizing, paint, or a protective coating which resists corrosion, and is driven into the ground to a depth of at least eighteen (18) inches or is driven into the ground to a depth of at least six (6) inches when it is surrounded by a concrete pad at least four (4) inches in diameter and at least six (6) inches in depth.
(3) Schedule 40 or better PVC, ABS, or CPVC pipe driven into the ground to a depth of at least eighteen (18) inches, or driven into the ground to a depth of at least six (6) inches, when it is surrounded by a concrete pad at least four (4) inches in diameter, and at least six (6) inches in depth.
(4) Saw cuts, blade marks, or scribe marks in a concrete or asphalt curb or roadway which are different in depth and nature than expansion joints.
(5) A nail with either a metal washer or surveyor's marker, which is either driven or embedded into concrete or asphalt, curbs or streets.
(d) To determine the edge of a lot bordering a roadway with curbing, the lot ends at the beginning of the curbing; curbing is part of the roadway.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18610, 18610.5 and 18612, Health and Safety Code.
s 1105. Lot Line Changes.
(a) Compliance with this section shall be required for any lot line change within a park. Compliance with subsections (b), (c) and (e) of this section shall not be required for any lot line creation; however, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a lot line creation shall comply with the requirements of section 1020.6.
(b) The park owner or operator shall submit to the enforcement agency an application for a permit to construct, on a form designated by that agency, for a lot line change, along with all of the following:
(1) three (3) copies of a detailed plot plan with an identified date of preparation and measurements, indicating both the existing and proposed locations of the lot lines, which shall include all of the following:
(A) the locations of and distances between any units, accessory buildings or structures, or other built improvements on the affected lots (such as patios or parking areas), within ten (10) feet of the current and proposed lot lines;
(B) the distances from all existing and proposed lot lines of the lots on which those units, buildings or structures, or other improvements are located;
(C) the number of lots affected;
(D) the addresses or other identifying characteristics of those affected lots;
(E) proof of delivery of copies of the plot plan to all the registered owners of the units on the affected lots by registered or certified mail, sent by at least first class mail; and
(F) the type(s) of marking(s) used to designate the existing and proposed lot line locations.
(2) the names and residence addresses of the registered owners of the units on the lots affected by the lot line change and the addresses or other identification of their units' lots if different than the residence address;
(3) a copy of the original written authorization, signed and dated by each of the registered owners of the units on the lots affected by the lot line change, that includes the following statement:
I, [name of registered owner(s)], have received a copy of the plot plan dated [date of plot plan] proposing to change a lot line affecting the lot where my unit is located and I/we approve of the proposed change in the location of the lot line(s) as detailed on the plot plan.
(4) a written statement signed and dated by the park operator or the operator's agent that the lot line change is substantially consistent in all material factors with both of the following:
(A) all health and safety conditions imposed by the local government as a condition of the initial construction of that space or the park; and
(B) prior applicable local and land use requirements for the park; and
(5) the applicable permit fee as specified in section 1020.7 of this chapter.
(c) When the department is the enforcement agency and the number of lots in the park is increased or decreased by the change in lot lines pursuant to this section, the applicant shall deliver a written notice to the local planning agency, by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, of the proposed change in the number of lots prior to or concurrent with its submission of the application to the department and provide a statement attesting to that delivery and the proof of delivery by either a stamped receipt or the proof of service by registered or certified mail. The notice shall include one copy of all the information required by paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) and the office address of the department's area office performing the inspection.
(d) The enforcement agency shall perform an on-site inspection prior to approval of a lot line change or creation, in order to ensure consistency with this chapter and the application. Any existing lot line markings shall remain in place until after approval by the enforcement agency for the lot line change. At the time of inspection the applicant, or his or her designee, shall permanently mark the new lot line or lot lines pursuant to section 1104 of this chapter and eradicate any preexisting lot line markings. No approval shall be given for lot line changes without identification to the satisfaction of the enforcement agency of the existing lot line locations.
(e) Following approval of the lot line change by the enforcement agency, the enforcing official shall sign and date the submitted plot plan signifying its approval. Copies of that approved plot plan shall then be given by the applicant to the registered owners of the units on all the affected lots.
(f) No lot line shall be created, moved, shifted, or altered if the line creation or change will place a unit or accessory building or structure in violation of any provision of this chapter or any other applicable provision of law.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300, 18610 and 18612, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18501, 18610, 18610.5 and 18612, Health and Safety Code.
s 1106. Roadways.
All roadways shall have clear and unobstructed access to a public thoroughfare, except that a roadway may have security gates, if such security gates are not in violation of local government requirements.
(a) In parks, or portions thereof, constructed prior to September 15, 1961:
(1) Each unit shall have access from the lot to a roadway of not less than fifteen (15) feet in unobstructed width.
(2) No vehicle parking shall be allowed on roadways less than twenty-two (22) feet in width. If vehicle parking is permitted on one side of the roadway, the roadway shall be a minimum of twenty-two (22) feet in width. If vehicle parking is permitted on both sides of the roadway, the roadway shall be not less than thirty (30) feet in width.
(b) In parks constructed on or after September 15, 1961:
(1) Each unit shall have access from the lot to a two-way roadway of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, or a one-lane, one-way roadway not less than fifteen (15) feet in unobstructed width.
(2) No vehicle parking shall be allowed on one-way, one-lane roadways less than twenty-two (22) feet in width. If vehicle parking is permitted on one side of a one-lane roadway, the roadway shall be a minimum of twenty-two (22) feet in width. If vehicle parking is permitted on both sides of a one-lane roadway, the roadway shall be at least thirty (30) feet in width.
(3) No vehicle parking shall be allowed on two-lane, two-way roadways less than thirty-two (32) feet in width. If vehicle parking is permitted on one side of a two-way roadway, the roadway shall be a minimum of thirty-two (32) feet in width. If vehicle parking is permitted on both sides of a two-way roadway, the roadway shall be at least forty (40) feet in width.
(c) Roadways designed for vehicle parking on one side shall have signs or markings prohibiting the parking of vehicles on the traffic flow side of the roadway, to provide a continuously open and unobstructed roadway.
(d) A two-way roadway divided into separate, adjacent, one-way traffic lanes by a curbed divider or similar obstacle, shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet in unobstructed width on each side of the divider.
(e) In parks constructed after September 23, 1974, which contain not more than three (3) lots, each unit shall have access from the lot to a roadway that is not less than twenty (20) feet in unobstructed width.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300, 18610 and 18612, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18610 and 18612, Health and Safety Code.
s 1108. Park Lighting.
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 the hours of darkness.
(b) An average of ten (10) horizontal foot candles of light at the floor level within toilet and shower buildings, laundry buildings, and recreation buildings when the buildings are in use during the hours of darkness.
(c) An average of two-tenths (2/10) horizontal foot-candles of light the full length of all roadways and walkways within a park during the hours of darkness.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18602, 18620 and 18640, Health and Safety Code.
s 1110. Occupied Area.
(a) The occupied area of a lot, consisting of the unit, and all accessory buildings and structures including, but not limited to awnings, stairways, ramps and storage cabinets, shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the lot area.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, patios and paved or concreted areas on grade, and the area of accessory buildings or structures located under another accessory structure, such as a storage cabinet or porch under an awning or carport, are not included in the measurement of the occupied area.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300 and 18691, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18610 and 18691, Health and Safety Code.
s 1112. Required Toilet and Shower Facilities.
(a) Toilets, showers, and lavatories shall be provided as follows:
(1)(A) In parks constructed before July 7, 2004, containing dependent lots or allowing dependent units the following minimum ratio of toilets, showers, and lavatories, for each gender shall be maintained.
Lots Toilets Showers Lavatories
1-25 1 1 1
26-70 2 2 2
One additional toilet shall be provided for each gender, for each one hundred (100) additional lots, or fractional part thereof in excess of seventy (70) lots.
(B) In parks constructed on or after July 7, 2004, containing dependent lots or allowing dependent units, at least one toilet, shower, and lavatory for each gender for each twenty-five (25) lots shall be maintained.
(2) Independent, individually enclosed, lockable facilities for a single toilet and lavatory or shower, may be designated as unisex on an equal one (1) to one (1) ratio to gender designated facilities, as described in this section, provided the number of gender designated facilities remains equal.
(3) Sufficient toilets shall be reserved for the exclusive use of the occupants of the lots in the park.
(4) Parks constructed and operated exclusively for independent units need not provide public toilets, showers, or lavatories.
(5) Toilets, lavatories, and showers shall be within five hundred (500) feet of all dependent unit lots or lots not provided with a lot water service outlet and a three (3) inch lot drain inlet.
(6) Toilet, lavatory, and shower facilities shall be separated and distinctly marked for each gender or unisex.
(7) Showers shall be provided with hot and cold running water. Each shower shall be contained within a separate compartment. Each shower compartment shall be provided with a dressing area of not less than six (6) square feet of floor area that shall have hooks for hanging clothing and a bench or chair for use by the occupant.
(8) Toilets shall be installed in separate compartments.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18620, 18630 and 18640, Health and Safety Code.
s 1114. Animals.
(a) Dogs and other domestic animals, and cats (domestic or feral) shall not be permitted to roam at large (free) in any park.
(b) Animal feces shall not be permitted to accumulate on any lot or common area in a park to the extent that they create a nuisance.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300 and 18601 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18601, Health and Safety Code.
s 1116. Lot and Park Area Grading.
(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 to provide storm drainage run-off by means of surface or subsurface drainage facility.
(b) Each lot shall be graded to prevent the migration of water to the underfloor area of a unit, or accessory building or structure, or building component. Other methods to prevent the migration of water beneath a unit, accessory building or structure, or building component may be approved by the department as alternates, in accordance with section 1016 of this chapter.
(c) To provide for unanticipated water entering the area beneath a unit, accessory building or structure, or building component, that area shall be sloped to provide for drainage to an approved outside drainage way. Other positive passive drainage methods may be approved by the department as an alternate, in accordance with section 1016 of this chapter.
(d) Drainage from a lot, site, roadway or park area shall be directed to a surface or subsurface drainage way and shall not drain onto an adjacent lot, or site.
(e) All vegetation shall be cleared from the area of the lot beneath a unit or accessory building or structure.
(f) Fills necessary to meet the grading requirements of this subsection shall comply with section 1045 of this chapter.
(g) Minor load bearing grading and area fills that are made with a compacted class 2 aggregate and that do not exceed six (6) inches in depth, do not require additional approvals.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18254 and 18610, Health and Safety Code.
s 1118. Lot Occupancy.
(a) A lot shall accommodate only one (1) unit. However, when used as a frequent means of transportation, a self-propelled recreational vehicle or truck mounted camper may be parked beside the occupied unit. That vehicle shall not be occupied or connected to the lot's utility facilities or interconnected with the occupied unit.
(b) In no case shall a truck mounted camper be occupied, if removed from the truck.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18605 and 18610, Health and Safety Code.
s 1120. Rubbish and Accumulation of Waste Material.
(a) Occupants shall keep the lot area and the area under, around, or on their unit and accessory buildings or structures free from an accumulation of refuse, rubbish, paper, leaves, brush or other combustible material.
(b) Waste paper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter, or combustible flammable waste, refuse, or rubbish of any kind shall not be permitted, by the park owner or operator, to remain upon any roof or on any vacant lot, open space, or common area.
(c) The park area shall be kept clean and free from the accumulation of refuse, garbage, rubbish, excessive dust, or debris.
(d) The park operator shall ensure that a collection system is provided and maintained, with covered containers, for the safe disposal of rubbish.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18610 and 18691, Health and Safety Code.
s 1122. Emergency Information.
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 responsible person for operation and maintenance.
(5) Enforcement agency.
(b) List the following locations:
(1) Nearest fire alarm box, when available.
(2) Park location (street or highway numbers).
(3) Nearest public telephone.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18691, Health and Safety Code.
s 1130. Application and Scope.
(a) The requirements of this article shall apply to all parks, accessory buildings or structures, and units (except within permanent buildings) in all parts of the state, to the construction, installation, alteration, repair, use, and maintenance of all electrical wiring and equipment for supplying electrical energy to all units.
(b) Existing electrical construction, connections, and installations made before the effective date of the requirements of this chapter may continue in use so long as they were in compliance with requirements in effect at the date of their installation and are not found to be substandard.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300, 18610 and 18670, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18610 and 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1132. Permanent Building Electrical Regulations.
Requirements for electrical equipment and installations within permanent buildings in parks are found in the California Electrical Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300 and 18670, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18300 and 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1134. Electrical Requirements.
(a) Except as otherwise permitted or required by this article, all electrical equipment and installations outside of permanent buildings in parks shall comply with the requirements for installations of 600 volts or less found in the California Electrical Code.
(b) All park-owned overhead electrical equipment of park electrical systems shall comply with the applicable requirements of the current California Public Utilities Commission Rules for Overhead Electrical Line Construction, General Order No. 95.
(c) All park-owned underground electric equipment of park electrical systems shall comply with the applicable requirements of the current California Public Utilities Commission, Rules for Underground Electrical Supply and Communications Systems, General Order No. 128.
(d) All additions or alterations to existing or new parks shall have plans submitted in compliance with section 1034 of this chapter.
(e) Except as otherwise permitted or required, all high voltage (exceeding 600 volts) electrical installations outside of permanent buildings within parks, shall comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 5, Group 2, High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders.
(f) If there is any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the California Electrical Code, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. Note:General Order Numbers 95 and 128 may be obtained from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Technical Library, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102 or by calling the CPUC at (415) 703-1713. They may also be viewed on line at www.cpuc.ca.gov.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300 and 18670, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18610 and 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1136. Conductors and Equipment.
(a) 600 volts or less. For purposes of this chapter, all electrical conductors and equipment rated at 600 volts or less, installed outside of permanent buildings in park electrical wiring systems constructed, or approved for construction, shall be listed and labeled as approved for their intended use.
(b) Greater than 600 volts. Conductors and equipment installed in systems operated at more than 600 volts shall comply with the applicable provisions contained in the California Electrical Code, Article 490, and the High Voltage Safety Orders contained in Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 5, Group 2.
(c) A grounded neutral conductor may be a bare conductor when properly isolated from phase conductors. A bare neutral conductor, or a bare concentric stranded conductor of a cable used as a grounded neutral conductor, shall be copper when installed underground. These types of systems shall be solidly grounded.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1138. Energizing.
Lot electrical equipment and installations shall not be energized until inspected and approved by the enforcement agency.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1140. Distribution System.
(a) The park electrical wiring system shall be designed to supply adequate electrical energy to all lots and all other connected loads, as determined by this article.
(b) Electrical energy supplied to a lot shall be nominal 120/240 volts, single phase.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1142. Design Requirements.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300 and 18670, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18251 and 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1144. Electric Heating.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1146. Voltage Drop.
The voltage drop shall not exceed five (5) percent on the park electrical wiring system from the park service to the most remote outlet on the system, except that taps to compensate for below normal full capacity voltage may be used on the primary side of secondary distribution transformers to correct for voltage drop on the primary feeders. The voltage of secondary systems shall not exceed a nominal 240 volts.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1148. Overcurrent Protection.
(a) Conductors shall be protected by overcurrent protective devices. A fuse or circuit breaker rating shall not be greater than the allowable ampacity of the conductors to be protected as specified in Tables 310-16 through 310-19 found in the California Electrical Code, except as provided in Articles 210, 240, and 430.
(b) All electrical equipment and devices, including service equipment, transformers and receptacles, shall be protected by overcurrent protective devices rated at not more than the rating of the equipment or device, except as provided in Articles 210, 240, 430, and 450 of the California Electrical Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1150. Park Electrical Disconnecting Means.
(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 disconnecting each distribution transformer. When the disconnecting means is not installed immediately adjacent to the distribution transformer, it shall be identified as to its usage and shall be arranged to be locked in the open position.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1151. Lot Electrical Disconnecting Means.
A single disconnecting switch or circuit breaker shall be provided in the lot service equipment for disconnecting the power supply to the unit. The disconnecting switch, circuit breaker or its individual enclosure shall be clearly marked to identify the lot serviced.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1152. Ground-Fault Protection.
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 disconnecting means rated 1000-amperes or more shall be performance tested when first installed, as required by the California Electrical Code, section 230-95. The test shall be conducted in accordance with approved instructions, which shall be provided with the equipment. A written record of this test shall be made and shall be available to the enforcement agency.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1153. Equipment Grounding.
Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of fixed electrical equipment shall be grounded as required by the California Electrical Code, Article 250.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1154. Primary System Grounding - 600 Volts or Less.
(a) When the park electrical service is supplied by a grounded system operated at 600 volts or less, an equipment grounding conductor shall be run with the feeders of the park primary electrical system to all equipment supplied by the primary electrical system.
(b) Park primary electrical systems within the park operated at 600 volts or less supplied by an ungrounded system shall not be grounded.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1156. Primary System Grounding - Over 600 Volts.
(a) Park primary electrical systems within the park operated at more than 600 volts supplied by a grounded system shall be grounded at the park service.
(b) Park primary electrical systems within the park operated at more than 600 volts supplied by an ungrounded system shall not be grounded.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1158. Secondary Systems - Lot Service Equipment.
The neutral conductor of all secondary systems supplying lot service equipment shall be grounded at both the secondary system source and the lot service equipment.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1160. Secondary Systems - Other than Lot Service Equipment.
The neutral conductor of all secondary systems supplying equipment other than lot service equipment shall be grounded as required by the California Electrical Code, article 250.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1162. Grounding Connections.
System grounding conductors and equipment grounding conductors shall be connected as required by the California Electrical Code, article 250. The connection of a grounding conductor to a grounding electrode shall be exposed and readily accessible.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1163. Grounding of Units.
All exposed, noncurrent-carrying metal parts of a unit, when connected to the lot service equipment, shall be grounded by means of a grounding conductor run with the circuit conductors or in a listed power supply cord provided with an approved polarized multi-prong plug. One prong of the plug shall be for the sole purpose of connecting that grounding conductor, by means of a listed and approved grounding receptacle, to the grounded terminal at the lot service. The conductor shall be insulated and identified by a green color.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18550 and 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1164. Feeder Assembly.
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.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1166. Grounding Conductors.
Only copper grounding conductors shall be used to connect electrical systems to a grounding electrode. Grounding conductors shall be protected from physical damage by cabinet enclosures, raceways, or cable armor.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1170. Protection of Outdoor Equipment.
(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 weatherproof structure, shall be constructed of, or installed in, equipment approved for damp or wet locations.
(b) Meter sockets, without meters installed, shall be blanked off with an approved blanking plate before the service is energized.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1172. High-Voltage Conductors.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1176. Aluminum Conductors.
(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 used to connect aluminum conductors. If more than one conductor is connected to a connector, the connector shall be provided with a terminal fitting for each conductor.
(c) Prior to inserting an aluminum conductor into the connector, the conductor from which the insulation has been removed shall be wire-brushed and sealed with an approved oxide-inhibiting joint compound.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1178. Mechanical Protection.
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.
Note: Authority cited: Section 18300, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 18670, Health and Safety Code.
s 1180. Lot Service Equipment.
(a) Equipment installed to supply electrical energy to an MH-unit shall be rated at not less than 100-amperes and shall be listed and labeled "Service Equipment", "Suitable for Use as Service Equipment" or "Suitable for Use as Service Equipment for Manufactured Homes or Mobilehomes". When installed in locations where the demand for a single lot exceeds 100-amperes, the MH-unit lot service equipment shall be capable of supplying the required demand. MH-unit lot service equipment shall be capable of supplying not less than the required demand to an MH-unit by the installation of a circuit breaker or fused disconnecting switch for connecting the MH-unit feeder assembly by a permanent wiring method. The rating of the overcurrent protection in the MH-unit lot service equipment shall not exceed the rating of the feeder assembly connected by a permanent wiring method. MH-unit lot service equipment may contain any or all of the approved receptacles conforming with section 1186 of this chapter.
(b) MH-unit lot service equipment may also contain a means for supplying accessory buildings or structures or building components or other electrical equipment located on the lot, provided the MH-unit lot service equipment is designed and listed for such application.
(c) Only one power supply connection shall be made to a unit.
(d) Lot service equipment may also contain additional receptacles for supplying portable electrical equipment, provided that such receptacles are listed grounding-type receptacles. All 120-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets in lot service equipment shall be protected by ground-fault circuit protection. The requirement for ground-fault circuit protection shall not apply to equipment or installations constructed, installed, or approved for construction or installation prior to September 1, 1975.
(e) When an electrical meter is installed as an integral component of the lot service equipment, it shall be of a class or rating that will accurately measure all loads up to the rated ampacity of the lot service equipment.
(f) When the electrical meter-base equipment is to be attached to the MH-unit at the time of installation, an alteration permit for the unit is required pursuant to Section 18029 of the Health and Safety Code.
(g) Parks constructed after January 1, 1997, shall have individual electric meters for each lot and shall be served by electrical distribution facilities owned, operated, and maintained by the electrical corporation as defined in section 218 of the Public Utilities Code providing electric service in the area, in accordance with Public Utilities Code section 2791.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18300 and 18605, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18550, 18605 and 18670, Health and Safety Code; and Section 2791, Public Utilities Code.
s 1182. Installation of Lot Service Equipment.
(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 1/2) inches thick and surrounding the equipment base by not less than six (6) inches beyond the equipment base in all directions.
(b) Approved lot service equipment supplied by underground feeders requiring installation on a mounting post shall be securely fastened to a nominal four (4) inches by four (4) inches redwood or pressure treated post or equivalent. The post shall be installed not less than twenty-four (24) inches in the earth and stabilized by a concrete pad. The concrete pad shall be not less than three and one-half (3 1/2) inches thick, surrounding the post base by not less than six (6) inches beyond the post base in all directions. The equipment shall be mounted with the bottom of the equipment not less than twelve (12) inches above the stabilizing concrete pad. (continued)