Arizona Laws 41-4005. Submission of construction, reconstruction or alteration plans by manufacturers; approval; revocation
A. Before the construction of any new model of factory-built building, each manufacturer who intends to manufacture for delivery or sell such unit in this state shall submit to the director for approval detailed plans of each model and shall have obtained such approval.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-4005
- Accessory structure: means the installation, assembly, connection or construction of any one-story habitable room, storage room, patio, porch, garage, carport, awning, skirting, retaining wall, evaporative cooler, refrigeration air conditioning system, solar system or wood decking attached to a new or used manufactured home, mobile home or factory-built building. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
- Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Installation: means :
(a) Connecting new or used mobile homes, manufactured homes or factory-built buildings to on-site utility terminals or repairing these utility connections. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
- Manufacturer: means any person that is engaged in manufacturing, assembling or reconstructing any unit regulated by this chapter. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
- Office: means the office of manufactured housing within the department. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
- Reconstruction: means construction work performed for the purpose of restoration or modification of a unit by changing or adding structural components or electrical, plumbing or heat or air producing systems. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- Unit: means a manufactured home, mobile home, factory-built building or accessory structures. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
- Workmanship: means a minimum standard of construction or installation reflecting a journeyman quality of the work of the various trades. See Arizona Laws 41-4001
B. Before reconstruction of any factory-built building, including those for which the director has not approved plans before construction, the licensee shall submit to the director for approval detailed plans of the factory-built building that indicate conformance with this state’s adopted codes as certified by an engineer who is registered pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 1.
C. Before installation of a factory-built building or accessory structure, each licensee who intends to accomplish the construction shall submit to the director for approval detailed plans for each project and shall obtain the director’s approval.
D. The office or a third-party inspector who is authorized by the director to verify compliance with the approved plans shall inspect the factory-built building.
E. A plan approval may be immediately suspended by the written notice of the director if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the licensee is not complying with the plan as approved or that the licensee has used inferior materials or workmanship in construction. This notice shall be served by personal service to an in-state licensee and by certified mail to an out-of-state licensee. Service of process by certified mail is complete after forty-eight hours from the time of deposit in the mail.