# Title 33 — State Department of Health

## Article 33-33 — Rules Initiated by the Inspection Division

## Chapter 33-33-01 — Mobile Home Park Rules

### § 33-33-01-01. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
1. "Accessory building or structure" means a building or structure that is an addition to a mobile
home or that supplements the facilities provided in a mobile home. It is not a self-contained,
separate, habitable building or structure.
2. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
3. "Service building" means a structure housing shower, bath, toilet, lavatory, and such other
facilities as may be required by the North Dakota state plumbing code.
History: Effective August 1, 1988; amended effective October 1, 1990; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2026.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03(3), 23-10-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02
### § 33-33-01-02. Application for license.

A complete scaled plan and list of specifications for new construction or for altering or enlarging of
an existing mobile home park must be submitted to the department for approval. Mobile home parks
which are enlarged shall meet all rules and regulations in effect at the time of enlarging for the portion
of the park which is enlarged. The plans or specifications must contain the following:
1. A legal description of the property and a description of the site location with regard to
highways, streets, and landmarks.
2. Name and address of developer.

3. Name and address of architect, engineer, or designer.
4. The area and dimensions of the site.
5. The number, location, and dimensions of all mobile home lots and detail of each typical lot for
each mobile home.
6. The location and width of roadways, automobile parking facilities, and walkways, including
whether they are paved, blacktopped, graveled, etc.
7. The location and details of any service buildings or other proposed structures.
8. The location and details of lighting and electrical systems.
9. The location and specifications of the water supply, sewer, and refuse disposal facilities,
including approved soil testing results and details of wells, pumping stations, and service riser
pipes.
History: Effective August 1, 1988; amended effective October 1, 1990.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03(3), 23-10-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02, 23-10-03
### § 33-33-01-03. Fire and life safety requirements.

1. No portion of a mobile home, excluding the tongue, shall be located closer than ten feet
[3 meters] side to side, eight feet [2.4 meters] end to side, or six feet [1.8 meters] end to end
horizontally from any other mobile home, accessory building, or structure unless the exposed
composite walls and roof of either structure are without openings and constructed of materials
that will provide a one-hour fire-resistant rating or the structures are separated by a one-hour
fire-rated barrier.
2. Accessory buildings or structures shall be permitted to be located immediately adjacent to a
lot line when constructed of materials that do not support combustion and provided that such
buildings or structures are not less than three feet [.9 meter] from an accessory building or
structure on an adjacent lot. An accessory building or structure constructed of combustible
materials shall be located no closer than five feet [1.53 meters] from the bordering lot line.
3. No mobile home, attachment, accessory building, or structure may be located so as to create
hazard to the mobile home or park occupants or restrict emergency vehicles and personnel
from performing necessary services.
4. Streets must be of adequate widths to accommodate the contemplated parking and traffic load
in accordance with the type of street. In all cases, streets must meet the following minimum
requirements:
a. Two-way streets with parking on both sides 34 feet [10.36 meters]
b. Two-way streets with parking on one side only 27 feet [8.23 meters]
c. Two-way streets without parking 24 feet [7.32 meters]
d. One-way streets with parking on both sides 27 feet [8.23 meters]
e. One-way streets with parking on one side only 18 feet [5.49 meters]
f. One-way streets without parking 14 feet [4.27 meters]
5. The street system must give an unobstructed access to the public street, highway, or access
road.

History: Effective August 1, 1988; amended effective October 1, 1990; June 1, 1991; July 1, 2004.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03(3), 23-10-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02, 23-10-07
### § 33-33-01-04. Facilities provided.

1. Conversion of a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground from one type to
another must be approved by the department.
2. Streets and walkways must be lighted to provide a minimum average maintained illumination
of four-tenths foot-candles [4.31 lux], with a uniformity ratio of no greater than six to one.
3. Each lot in a mobile home park must be provided with an approved electrical service outlet.
4. Each lot in a mobile home park must be provided with an approved plumbing system.
5. A certification from the electrical and plumbing installer, stating all installations were made in
accordance with state codes, is required before issuance of the mobile home license.
6. An accessory building or structure may not obstruct the exit ways of the mobile home.
History: Effective August 1, 1988; amended effective October 1, 1990; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2026.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03(2), 23-10-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02, 23-10-07
### § 33-33-01-05. Noxious plant and animal control.

1. The grounds, buildings, and structures of a mobile home park must be maintained free of
harborage for insects, rodents, and other vermin. Extermination methods and other measures
to control insects and rodents must conform with the requirements of the department.
2. All areas must be maintained free of accumulations of debris. The growth of brush, weeds,
and grass must be controlled to prevent harborage or breeding places for noxious insects and
vermin. Mobile home parks must be so maintained as to prevent the growth of noxious weeds
considered detrimental to health.
3. Storage areas must be maintained so as to prevent rodent harborage. Lumber, firewood, pipe,
and other building materials must be stored neatly at least one foot [.3 meter] above the
ground.
4. Any skirting of mobile homes must be of a type and construction which will not provide
harborage. Where mobile homes are skirted, an access opening must be provided near
service connections.
History: Effective August 1, 1988; amended effective October 1, 1990.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03(3), 23-10-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02, 23-10-07
### § 33-33-01-06. Maintenance of service buildings.

Service buildings, sinks, toilets, and other equipment must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition
and in good repair at all times.
History: Effective August 1, 1988.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03(3), 23-10-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02, 23-10-07

### § 33-33-01-07. License fees.

The department shall charge the following annual, administrative, and plan review fees for licenses
to operate mobile home parks in this state:
1. For a mobile home park containing at least three but not more than ten lots,one hundred ten
dollars.
2. For a mobile home park containing at least eleven but not more than twenty-five lots,
one hundred sixty dollars.
3. For a mobile home park containing at least twenty-six but not more than fifty lots, two hundred
ten dollars.
4. For a mobile home park containing at least fifty-one but not more than one hundred lots,
two hundred sixty-five dollars.
5. For a mobile home park containing at least one hundred one but not more than one hundred
fifty lots, three hundred twenty-five dollars.
6. For a mobile home park containing at least one hundred fifty-one but not more than
two hundred lots, three hundred eighty-five dollars.
7. For a mobile home park containing at least two hundred one but not more than two hundred
fifty lots, four hundred forty-five dollars.
8. For a mobile home park containing more than two hundred fifty lots, five hundred five dollars.
9. For a person's initial license application, an annual license fee and a license application
administration fee of one hundred dollars is required in addition to fifty percent of the annual
license fee if a plan review application is required.
10. For a mobile home park plan review, an application fee of fifty percent of the annual license
fee if a plan review application is required.
History: Effective January 1, 2006; amended effective April 1, 2008; January 1, 2014; January 1, 2026.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02, 23-10-03, 23-10-07
### § 33-33-01-08. Reinspection fees.

The department shall charge a reinspection fee of one hundred dollars for each reinspection
required due to failure to correct repeat violations and any subsequent reinspection due to a notice of
violation.
History: Effective January 1, 2026.
General Authority: NDCC 23-01-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-10-02, 23-10-03, 23-10-07
