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DBI outlines limits of municipal inspections for factory-built modular housing, commissioners seek assurances for publicly funded projects
Summary
DBI told the commission it can plan-check foundations, connections and site piping for modular units but cannot open or inspect factory-built interiors; commissioners asked staff to draft a letter to city housing partners urging that publicly funded modular projects comply with local building-code amendments and considered plant inspections for funded projects.
DBI staff explained Oct. 18 that modular housing delivered from factories will generally be subject to state regulation in manufacture but require local plan checks and on-site inspections for foundations, unit connections and site utilities. "We have no jurisdiction for the inside of the units," a DBI presenter said, describing modular units as treated similarly to trailers and noting DBI's focus on foundations, slip…
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