Kansas Statutes 75-1230. Same; placement of approved tie downs; roof protectors; over-the-top tie downs
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-1230
- Manufacturer: means any person who manufactures mobile homes or recreational vehicles. See Kansas Statutes 75-1212
- mobile home: means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which has a body width of eight (8) feet or more and a body length of thirty-six (36) feet or more and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. See Kansas Statutes 75-1212
- Secretary: means the secretary of administration. See Kansas Statutes 75-1226
- Tie down: means any device designed for the purpose of anchoring a mobile home to ground anchors;
(b) "Ground anchor" means any device designed to secure a mobile home to the ground;
(c) "Pier" means one of the structural supports required by this act for a mobile home which is not secured to the ground on a permanent foundation;
(d) "Roof protector" means a device designed to prevent over-the-top tie downs from damaging or penetrating the roof material; and
(e) "Mobile home" shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-1226
(a) Approved tie downs shall be placed on a mobile home as follows:
(1) On any mobile home not less than 36 feet in length and not more than 50 feet in length, three frame tie downs shall be placed on each side, or three over-the-top tie downs shall be used or any combination thereof approved by the secretary;
(2) On any mobile home more than 50 feet in length and not more than 70 feet in length, four frame tie downs shall be placed on each side, or four over-the-top tie downs shall be used or any combination thereof approved by the secretary;
(3) On any mobile home more than 70 feet in length, five frame tie downs shall be placed on each side, or five over-the-top tie downs shall be used or any combination thereof approved by the secretary;
(4) On any doublewide mobile home, not more than 50 feet in length, three frame tie downs shall be placed on each side or three over-the-top tie downs shall be used, or any combination thereof approved by the secretary; and on any such mobile home more than 50 feet in length, four frame tie downs shall be used on each side or four over-the-top tie downs shall be used or any combination thereof approved by the secretary.
(b) Whenever over-the-top tie downs are required on any mobile home, one tie down shall be placed as close to each end of the mobile home as practicable, and the center tie down, if any, shall be located as close to the center of the mobile home as possible. The distance between all such adjacent tie downs shall be as nearly equal as practicable.
(c) Roof protectors shall be used with all over-the-top tie downs securing mobile homes not equipped with such tie downs by the manufacturer. Roof protectors shall be made of rust-resistant material and placed at stud and rafter locations on a mobile home.
(d) Over-the-top tie downs may be attached to the same ground anchor as frame tie downs.