Section 385-110-3-17 - Authority of Local Enforcement Agency1.Scope of AuthorityThe local enforcement agency may exercise all authority granted by the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or local ordinance, except that the local enforcement agency may not deny, delay or withhold a building permit or occupancy permit for a one-or two-family residential building because Manufactured Housing Board-certified building components fail to comply with the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or local ordinance.See also Subchapter 1,Section 5(1), "Applicability of Local Law."
2.Effect of Certification LabelThe presence of a certification label affixed to the home as required by 10 M.R.S.§9043(4) and this chapter is sufficient to demonstrate that building components are certified in accordance with these rules for certification of manufactured housing.
3.Design ChangesA. The local enforcement agency may not require changes to plans, specifications and installation instructions provided as part of the certified building components.B. The local enforcement agency may exercise all authority granted by the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or local ordinance over the design of all work performed on-site and not described in plans, specifications and installation instruction provided as part of the certified building components.4.WorkmanshipA. The local enforcement agency may exercise all authority granted by the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or local ordinance over the workmanship of all work performed on-site in accordance with plans, specifications and installation instructions provided as part of the certified building components, provided that the local enforcement agency may not require workmanship in excess of journeyman quality. (1) The local enforcement agency may exercise all authority granted by the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or local ordinance over the workmanship of all work performed on-site and not described in plans, specifications and installation instruction provided as part of the certified building components.5.Relocation of State-certified Modular HomesWhen a State-certified modular home is relocated, the local enforcement agency must accept the home in accordance with these rules.
A. A home which has not been modified or altered in any way may not be required to conform with the current code. (1) A home which has been modified or altered by more than 50% of the replacement value of the home must be required to be brought into full conformance with the current code.(2) A home which has been modified or altered by less than 50% of the replacement value of the home must have only the modified or altered portion brought into conformance with the current code.02-385 C.M.R. ch. 110, § 3-17