Manufactured Home Parks
The Clark County Board of Health conducts a state-mandated Manufactured Home Parks Program under Section 3733 of the Ohio Revised Code. Rules are prescribed in Section 3701-27 of the Ohio Administrative Code.
Important Definitions
Manufactured home park: any tract of land on which three or more manufactured homes used for habitation are parked. It does not include any tract of land used solely for the purpose of storing or displaying manufactured homes.
Manufactured home: a building unit or assembly of closed construction that is fabricated in an off-site facility and constructed in conformance with the federal construction and safety standards established by the secretary of housing and urban development.
Mobile home: a building unit or assembly of closed construction that is fabricated in an off-site facility, is more than thirty-five body feet in length or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis, is transportable in one or more sections, and does not qualify as a manufactured home.
Manufactured home park operators are required to obtain an annual license that is valid from January 1 through December 31 each year. Licenses for manufactured home parks of up to 49 lots are $172; licenses for more than 49 lots are $225 plus $1.29 per additional lot.
One inspection of each manufactured home park is required each year concerning the following areas: proper spacing of homes, auxiliary storage buildings, drainage and flooding issues, sewage disposal, solid waste disposal, electrical safety, streets and walkways, pests, and general maintenance.
Manufactured home park operators are required to notify the Board of Health of new homes and additions two days prior to the changes occurring. Operators should complete a Manufactured Home Replacement Report Form and forward it to the Board of Health.
Plan approval is required for all new manufactured home parks and for the addition of new lots to existing parks. Plans are to be submitted to the Ohio Department of Health Engineering Unit for approval.
