2016 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 227 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION -- ELECTRICIANS .550 Definitions for KRS 227.550 to 227.660, 227.990, and 227.992.
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227.550 Definitions for KRS 227.550 to 227.660, 227.990, and 227.992.
As used in this section to KRS 227.660, 227.990, and 227.992, unless the context
requires a different definition:
(1) "Board" means the Manufactured Home Certification and Licensure Board.
(2) "Seal" means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
seal for manufactured homes.
(3) "Class B1 Seal" and "Class B2 Seal" mean seals issued pursuant to subsection (1) of
KRS 227.600.
(4) "Retailer" means any person, firm, or corporation, who sells or offers for sale two
(2) or more manufactured homes, mobile homes, or recreational vehicles in any
consecutive twelve (12) month period. The term "retailer" shall not include:
(a) A manufacturer, as defined in this section;
(b) Any bank, trust company, or lending institution that is subject to state or
federal regulation, with regard to the disposition of its own repossessed
manufactured housing; or
(c) A licensed real estate agent who acts as a negotiator between an owner and a
prospective purchaser and does not acquire ownership or possession of
manufactured homes for resale purposes.
(5) "Established place of business" means a fixed and permanent place of business in
this state, including an office building and hard surface lot of suitable character and
adequate facilities and qualified personnel, for the purpose of performing the
functional business and duties of a retailer, which shall include the books, records,
files, and equipment necessary to properly conduct such business, or a building
having sufficient space therein in which the functional duties of a retailer may be
performed. The place of business shall not consist of a residence, tent, temporary
stand, or open lot. It shall display a suitable sign identifying the retailer and his
business.
(6) "Federal act" means the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. secs. 5401 et seq., as amended, and rules and
regulations issued thereunder.
(7) "Manufactured home" means a single-family residential dwelling constructed in
accordance with the federal act, manufactured after June 15, 1976, and designed to
be used as a single-family residential dwelling with or without a permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing,
heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. The
manufactured home may also be used as a place of business, profession, or trade by
the owner, the lessee, or the assigns of the owner or lessee and may comprise an
integral unit or condominium structure. Buildings the construction of which is not
preempted by the federal act are subject to building code requirements of KRS
Chapter 198B.
(8) "Factory-built housing" means manufactured homes, mobile homes, or mobile
office units.
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"Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures manufactured homes and sells
to Kentucky retailers.
"Mobile home" means a factory-built structure manufactured prior to June 15, 1976,
which was not required to be constructed in accordance with the federal act.
"Department" means the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction in the
Public Protection Cabinet.
"Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular type unit primarily designed as temporary
living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own
motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle not requiring a special
permit for movement on Kentucky highways. The basic entities are: travel trailer,
camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, and park vehicle.
(a) Travel trailer: A vehicular unit, mounted on wheels, designed to provide
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, and of such
size or weight as not to require special highway movement permits when
drawn by a motorized vehicle, and with a living area of less than two hundred
twenty (220) square feet, excluding built-in equipment (such as wardrobes,
closets, cabinets, kitchen units, or fixtures) and bath and toilet rooms.
(b) Camping trailer: A vehicular portable unit mounted on wheels and constructed
with collapsible partial side walls which fold for towing by another vehicle
and unfold at the camp site to provide temporary living quarters for
recreational, camping, or travel use.
(c) Truck campers: A portable unit constructed to provide temporary living
quarters for recreational, travel, or camping use, consisting of a roof, floor,
and sides, designed to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup
truck.
(d) Park vehicle: A vehicle which:
1.
Is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels;
2.
Is primarily designed as temporary living quarters for seasonal or
destination camping and which may be connected to utilities necessary
for operation of installed fixtures and appliances;
3.
Has a gross trailer area not exceeding four hundred (400) square feet in
the set-up mode;
4.
Has a gross trailer area not less than two hundred forty (240) square feet
and is certified by the manufacturer as complying with ANSI A119.5,
Park Vehicles.
(e) Motor home: A vehicular unit designed to provide temporary living quarters
for recreational, camping, or travel use built on or permanently attached to a
self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or on a chassis cab or van which is an
integral part of the completed vehicle.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
"ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 411, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 217, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch.
74, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 1, effective
July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 340, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 395, sec.
22, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 1, effective July
15, 1980. -- Amended 1979 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 1, effective May
12, 1979. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 1. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
76, sec. 1.
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