– 5.06 of this Regulation

– 5.06 of this Regulation. 37. “New Factory-Built Home” - is a Factory-Built home as defined in Miss. Code Ann. § 75- 49-3, which has never been the subject of a first sale for human habitation. 38. “NFPA” - The National Fire Protection Association or its successor. 39. “Non-coded Area” - is any local jurisdiction (county or municipality) who have not adopted the latest edition and Appendices of the International Building Code published by the International Code Council or the board of supervisors of any county who has not adopted Miss. Code Ann. § 75-49-21, or other recognized building codes or portion thereof. 40. “Non-compliance” - is failure or refusal to comply with imposed standards and/or regulations. 41. “Park Model” - is a recreational park trailer, built on a single chassis, and having a gross trailer area of 400 square feet or less in the set-up mode when measurements are taken on the exterior of the trailer. The square footage includes all the siding, corner trim, molding, storage space, and area enclosed by windows, but not the roofing overhang. A park model is not a permanent dwelling. It is temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. 42. “Person” - includes, unless the context indicates otherwise, corporations, companies, associations, firms, and partnerships, as well as individuals, but does not include any agency of government or tribal governmental entity. 42. “Pier Footing or Foundation” - the structural support pad that a support pier is placed upon. 43. “Pier Cap” - a concrete or pressure treated wood plate placed on top of the highest open cell block of the pier. 44. “Portable Building Unit” – is a closed structure, building assembly or system that is not designed or constructed to a nationally recognized building code and therefore not intended for residential use, having no interior finishes, no electrical wiring, no plumbing pipes and/or facilities and no heating/ventilation/cooling systems (see “manufactured building”). 45. “Retailer” - is any company or entity, with an established retail sales display and storage facility, engaged in the buying and thereafter selling, displaying or offering for sale of new, used or repossessed Factory-Built homes to the general public. 46. “ Residential Dwelling” - Any building or structure that contains one or more dwelling units used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied as residential living space or that are occupied for living purposes and as a single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. 47. “Set-up” - is any assembly or installation of a Factory-Built home onsite that includes aspects of work that are governed by this chapter. 48. “Site” - an area of land that a Factory-Built home is installed upon. It is defined as the area under the home to include a 10 ft. perimeter around the home. 49. “Stabilizer Plate” - is a device used to prevent horizontal movement of a ground anchor. 50. “Surety Bond” - is a type of bond which protects against loss due to the inability or refusal of an obligor to perform his or her contract. 51. “Tie down” - is any device designed for the purpose of anchoring a Factory-Built home to the ground anchors. 52. “Tiny House or Home”: Any closed structure, building assembly or systems of assemblies designed for use as a residential dwelling and ranging from 80 to less than 400 square feet in size, which may or may not be constructed on a chassis (with or without axels or wheels). If intended to be used as residential dwellings, tiny homes/houses will be treated as a “modular home” (see Rule 5.01.2 (33)) with regard to the design and construction requirements in compliance with the most current version of the residential building code adopted by the Mississippi Building Codes Council; and when designed to be permanently installed at its final destination, shall be installed on an approved foundation constructed in compliance with the manufacturer’s installation guidelines pertaining to licensure of the manufacturing facility, retail entity and enforcement of installation standards for occupant safety. 53. “Used Factory-Built Home” - is a Factory-Built home as defined in Miss. Code Ann. § 75- 49-3 that has been subject of a first sale for human habitation, whether within this state or elsewhere. 54. “Vehicle Decal” - is a decal to be issued and placed on both the driver and passenger doors of the transporter vehicle (toter) which transports (moves) the Factory-Built home. Escort vehicles are not required to have truck decals. The truck decal is to be placed in a clearly visible location on the passenger and driver door of the vehicle. 55. “Vertical Anchor Tie” - is an anchor tie designed primarily to resist overturning by applying a force to the home or building in a direction no more than 15 degrees from the vertical.