103A.9 - FACTORY-BUILT STRUCTURES.
103A.9 FACTORY-BUILT STRUCTURES.
1. The state building code shall contain provisions relating to
the manufacture and installation of factory-built structures.
a. Factory-built structures manufactured in Iowa, after the
effective date of the code, shall be manufactured in accordance with
the code, unless the commissioner determines the structure is
manufactured for installation outside the state.
b. Factory-built structures manufactured outside the state of
Iowa, after the effective date of the code, and brought into Iowa for
installation must, prior to installation, comply with the code.
c. Factory-built structures manufactured prior to the
effective date of the code, which prior to that date have never been
installed, must comply with the code prior to installation.
d. (1) All factory-built structures, without regard to
manufacture date, shall be installed in accordance with the code in
the governmental subdivisions which have adopted the state building
code or any other building code. However, a governmental subdivision
shall not require that a factory-built structure, that was
manufactured in accordance with federally mandated standards, be
renovated in accordance with the state building code or any other
building code which the governmental subdivision has adopted when the
factory-built structure is being moved from one lawful location to
another unless such required renovation is in conformity with those
specifications for the factory-built structure which existed when it
was manufactured or the factory-built structure is being rented for
occupancy.
(2) Existing factory-built structures not constructed to be in
compliance with federally mandated standards may be moved from one
established manufactured home community or mobile home park to
another and shall not be required to be renovated to comply with the
state building code or any other building code which the governmental
subdivision has adopted unless the factory-built structure is being
rented for occupancy or has been declared a public nuisance according
to standards generally applied to housing.
e. Factory-built structures required to comply with the code
provisions on manufacture shall not be modified in any way prior to
or during installation, unless prior approval is obtained from the
commissioner.
2. The commissioner shall establish an insignia of approval and
provide that factory-built structures required to comply with code
provisions on manufacture bear an insignia of approval prior to
installation. The insignia may be issued for other factory-built
structures which meet code standards and which were manufactured
prior to the effective date of the state building code.
3. The commissioner may contract with local government agencies
for enforcement of the code relating to manufacture of factory-built
structures. Code provisions relating to installation of
factory-built structures shall be enforced by the local building
departments only in those governmental subdivisions which have
adopted the state building code or any other building code. Section History: Early Form
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 103A.9] Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 154, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 100, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 153,
§16; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, § 201; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §176