§ 1651.3. Definitions
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: July 6, 2009
Effective: July 6, 2009
35 P.S. § 1651.3
§ 1651.3. Definitions
As used in this act:
(4) “Industrialized housing” means any structure designed primarily for residential occupancy which is wholly or in substantial part made, fabricated, formed or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation, or assembly and installation, on the building site; however, for the purposes of this act, that category of housing units defined as mobile homes is excluded from this definition.
(4.1) “Industrialized/commercial modular building” means a structure designed for commercial occupancy, and classified within nonresidential use groups in accordance with the standards adopted under 12 Pa. Code § 145.41 (relating to adoption of standards) and which is wholly or in substantial part made, constructed, fabricated, formed or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation or assembly and installation on the building site so that concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected at the site without disassembly, damage or destruction. The term does not include industrialized housing as defined in 12 Pa. Code § 145. 1 (relating to definitions) or manufactured home, as defined in section 5402(6) of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.).
(4.2) “Industrialized/commercial building module” means a closed wall structure or substantial part of a closed wall structure incorporating one or more rooms used as habitable, occupiable or mechanical/equipment space, which is fabricated in a manufacturing facility to be separately transported to the building site that cannot be inspected at the site without disassembly. This term also includes industrialized/commercial building components that are subsystems or assemblies, or other systems of closed construction designed for use in or as a part of an industrialized commercial building.
(6) “Local government” means any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, or any similar general purpose unit of government which may be created by the General Assembly with authority to establish standards and requirements applicable to the construction, installation, alteration and repair of buildings.
(7) “Local enforcement agency” means the agency or agencies of local government with authority to make inspections and to enforce the laws, ordinances and regulations enacted by the State and by local governments that establish standards and requirements applicable to the construction, alteration or repair of buildings.
(10) “Mobile home” means every structure defined as a “mobile home” in section 2 of the Uniform Standards Code for Mobile Homes.1
Credits
1972, May 11, P.L. 286, No. 70, § 3, imd. effective. Amended 2009, July 6, P.L. 56, No. 13, § 1, imd. effective.
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 1655.2 (repealed); see 35 P.S. § 1656.2.
35 P.S. § 1651.3, PA ST 35 P.S. § 1651.3
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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