02-385-900 Me. Code R. § 1-3
ANCHORING EQUIPMENT (TIES). Straps, cables, turnbuckles, and chains, including tensioning devices, which are used to secure a manufactured home.
ANCHORING SYSTEM. A method of construction which when properly designed and installed will resist overturning and lateral movement of the manufactured home.
DIAGONAL TIE. A tie intended to primarily resist horizontal or shear forces and which may secondarily resist vertical, uplift, and overturning forces.
FOUNDATION, MANUFACTURED HOME. A site-built or site assembled system of stabilizing devices which is:
GROUND ANCHOR. A device at the manufactured home pad designed to transfer manufactured home anchoring loads to the ground.
HURRICANE-RESISTIVE MANUFACTURED HOME. A manufactured home which meets the wind design load requirements for Zone II in Subpart D, Section 3280.305(c)(2) of the Federal Standard or the applicable hurricane-resistive design requirements of the Standard for Mobile Homes, NFPA 501B/ ANSIA119.1 edition in effect at the time of manufacture.
INSTALLER. Any licensed dealer or an employee of a licensed dealer, or a person licensed as a mechanic who engages in the process of affixing or assembling or setting up of manufactured housing on foundations or supports at a building site.
INSTALLATION. The process of affixing or assembling or setting up manufactured housing on foundation or supports at the building site.
MECHANIC. For the purposes of these rules, any licensed individual who engages in the process of installing manufactured housing. Meaning the process of affixing or assembling or setting up a home on foundations or supports at the building site.
PAD. That area which has been established for the placement of a manufactured home.
PIER. That portion of the support system between the footing and the manufactured home, exclusive of caps and shims.
SET-UP. The work performed and operations involved in the placement and securing of a manufactured home or any portion thereof.
SHALL. Indicates a mandatory requirement.
SHOULD. Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not required.
SITE.
SKIRTING. A weather-resistant material to enclose the space from the bottom of the manufactured home to grade.
STABILIZING DEVICES. All components of the anchoring and support systems such as piers, footings, ties, anchoring equipment, ground anchors, or any other materials and methods of construction which supports and secures the manufactured home to the ground.
SUPPORT SYSTEM. A combination of footings, piers, caps, and shims that will, when properly installed, support the manufactured home.
UNCONTROLLED FILL. Uncontrolled fills are fill materials that are placed without control of the content of the fill materials or without adequate compaction to assure a bearing capacity without undue settlement. For purposes of this STANDARD, uncontrolled fills shall mean fill materials containing organic matter or fills which are placed without compaction necessary to provide a uniform bearing capacity of 1000 lbs./ft.
VERTICAL TIE. A tie intended to resist the uplifting and overturning forces.
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