Ch. 311

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(d)  (1) "Industrialized building" means a building assembly
or system of building subassemblies manufactured in its entirety,

or in substantial part, offsite and transported to the point of
use for installation or erection, with or without other specified
components, as a finished building or as a part of a finished
building comprising two or more industrialized building units. An
industrialized building need not have electrical, plumbing,
heating, ventilating, insulation or other service systems; but
when such systems are installed at the offsite manufacture or
assembly point they shall be deemed a part of such building
assembly or system of building assemblies. Industrialized
building does not include open frame construction which can be
completely inspected onsite.

(2) "Industrialized building" does not include a
mobile home.

(e)  "Install" means the assembly of an industrialized
building on site and the process of affixing an industrialized
building or mobile home to land, a foundation, footings or an
existing building.

(f)  "Local enforcement agency" means any agency of the
governing body of any city or county which enforces laws or
ordinances governing the construction of buildings.

(g) (1) "Mobile home" means a structure that is:

(i) Transportable in one or more sections;

(ii) Eight or more body feet in width and 30 or
more body feet in length;

(iii) Built on a permanent chassis; and

(iv) Designed to be used as a dwelling, with or
without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required
utilities.

(2) "Mobile home" includes the plumbing, heating,
air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the
structure.

(h) "Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act"
means the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards
Act of 1974, 42 USC § 5401 et seq.

(i) "Secretary" means THE Secretary of [the Department of
Economic] HOUSING and Community Development.

(j) "Site" means the entire tract, subdivision or parcel of
land on which an industrialized building or mobile home is
installed.

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