Codes & standards for manufactured structure or trailers set up for temporary use such as a construction office.

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Codes for Temporary-Use Trailers, Offices, Storage

Question: can I set up a mobile office trailer from another state

2019/01/31 roger dauenhauer said:

As a company if we bring a office trailer from another state what do codes mean to this ?what are the codes and what do they mean?

Reply:

Roger

The transported office trailer, IF it were being used as a residence, or as a permanent structure, then the structure would be expected to comply with local codes, and probably it would, as the manufacturer typically manufactures their homes to be permitted for sale across multiple states.

In addition its installation such as tie-downs, set-backs, walks, drives, utility connections, property setbacks all would pertain.

However when installing a manufactured structure or trailer for use as an office, storage, or o ther temporary structure, generally most of those constraints apply: as it's a temporary-use structure that probably falls under different code enforcement concerns.

Often, property set-backs must be in compliance and certainly you want the major or most-common safety hazards and concerns to be addressed such as proper tie-downs in wind zones, safe steps and rails, safe electrical hookups, etc.

Examples of U.S. and Canadian temporary structure rules for manufactured structures like office trailers are given below on this page. Here is an example from the Orlando FL code you will find there.

Construction trailers shall not be required to meet development standards for permanent structures (parking, landscaping etc.) but shall meet applicable setback requirements.

This Q&A on temporary set-up manufactured structures or office trailers were posted originally at MOBILE HOME CODES, STANDARDS & MANUALS.

Building Codes & Permit Processes for Temporary-Use Trailers & Offices

• ARIZONA, MARICOPA COUNTY TEMPORARY TRAILER REQUIREMENTS [PDF] (2012) Maricopa County Planning & Development Department, https://www.maricopa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5671/Construction-Storage-and-Office-Trailers-2012-12-PDF
• CALIFORNIA BURNABY TEMPORARY BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES PERMIT PROCEDURES [PDF] City of Burnaby CA, retrieved 2019/01/31 original source: https://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/city+services/building/Brochures+$!26+Bulletins/Building+Technical+Information/Temporary+Buildings+$!26+Structures.pdf
• CALIFORNIA FREMONT, CHECKLIST FOR PLAN REVIEW: TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS [PDF] (2015) BUILDING & SAFETY DIVISION │ PLANS AND PERMITS DIVISION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CENTER 39550 LIBERTY STREET, FREMONT,CA 94538 P: 510.494.4443 │ F: 510.494.4820 WWW.FREMONT.GOV retrieved 2019/01/31, original source: https://fremont.gov/DocumentCenter/View/21216/CONSTRUCTION-TRAILER-CHECKLIST
  
  Excerpt: Building Permits are required for the installation is all temporary construction trailers.
  
  Typical construction trailer permits are valid for a period of 6 months. Exceptions are made at the discretion of the Building Official.
  
  For all construction trailers exceeding 1,650 square or installed for duration longer than 12 months, or at a distance less than 20 feet from the property line, other buildings, structures and combustibles, an automatic fire suppression system shall be installed.
• CALIFORNIA NANAIMO, TRAILERS - TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PLACEMENT FOR COMMERCIAL USE [PDF] (2016) retrieved 2019/01/31, original source: https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/property-development/building-permits/temporaryandpermanenttrailersforcommercialuse.pdf
• CANADA, SASKATOON, MODULAR BUILDING APPLICATION INFORMATION [PDF], City of Saskatoon, Building Standards 222-3 Rd Ave North, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J5 CANADA retrieved 2019/01/31 original source: saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/community-services/building-standards/modular_building_handout.pdf
• FLORIDA 15C-1 INSTALLATION STANDARDS for MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES & PARK TRAILERS [PDF] Rules Of Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
  Division of Motor Vehicles Chapter 15C-1 General
• FLORIDA, ORLANDO TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION/OFFICE TRAILER PERMITTING: ON SITE [PDF], Economic Development Departmentoffice Of Permitting Services
  City Hall 400 South Orange Avenue first Floor p.o. Box 4990 Orlando, Florida 32802-4990 retrieved 2019/01/31, original source: http://www.cityoforlando.net/permits/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2014/11/Checklist1ATempConstOfficeTrailer-Nov-2014.pdf
• FLORIDA REEDY CREEK MANUFACTURED BUILDING REQUIREMENTS (Office Trailers, Mobile Homes, Travel Trailers and Sheds) [PDF] Reedy Creek Development District, 1900 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 Tel: (407) 828-2034 RCIDPermits@rcid.org www.rcid.org retrieved 2019/01/31, original source: https://www.rcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Policy_MfgBuildingRqmts2018.pdf
• ILLINOIS, NAPERVILLE, TRAILER PERMIT APPLICATION [PDF] Transportation, Engineering, & Development (T.E.D.) Business Group, 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville IL. Applications will not be accepted by mail. Tel: (630) 420-6100 retrieved 2019/01/31, original source: https://www.naperville.il.us/globalassets/media/permits-and-licenses/trailer-installation-permit.pdf
• MARYLAND, TRAILER PERMIT APPLICATION, NON-RESIDENTIAL, TEMPORARY [PDF] Division Of Planning And Permitting Frederick County, Maryland Department Of Permits And Inspections 30 North Market Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 Phone (301) 600 - 2313 Fax (301) 600 - 2309 retrieved 2019/01/31, original source: frederickcountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4835/Building-Trailer-NonRes-Construc-Office-Sales?bidId=
• OHIO, RICHLAND COUNTY JOB SITE AND ON-SITE OFFICE/EQUIPMENT TRAILERS (JOB TRAILERS, CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS, EQUIPMENT TRAILERS) [PDF] Department Of Building Regulations, 1495 West Longview Avenue Suite 202a Mansfield, Ohio 44906 Phone (419) 774-5517 Fax (419) 774-6317 www.richlandcountyoh.us/c&p.htm retrieved 2019/01/31, original source: https://www.richlandcountyoh.us/images/BuildingDepartment/Docs/Job%20Site%20Trailer-Office%20Guide%20and%20Application.pdf
  
  Excerpt: Construction projects frequently require contractors to maintain temporary on-site office and storage facilities.
  
  On-site office facilities may be referred to as office trailers, job trailers, construction trailers, project offices, storage trailers, etc.
  
  On-site offices that are occupied and/or provided with electrical service shall be approved by this office under the Ohio Building Code as follows ....
  

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References

• ARTICLE INDEX to MANUFACTURED & MOBILE HOMES lists information for each major topic of mobile home, manufactured home, trailer, doublewide etc.
• Because there are many trip and fall hazards that maybe present at stairs and railings, see our separate
  
  articles STAIRS, RAILINGS, LANDINGS, RAMPS
  
  and STAIR CODES & STANDARDS.
  
  In addition to those specifications for safe steps and railings, most states require safe and securely-attached entry and exit stairs at both the primary entry to the home and also to a secondary safety or fire exit pathway from the home.
• Defects and Deterioration in Buildings: A Practical Guide to the Science and Technology of Material Failure, Barry Richardson, Spon Press; 2d Ed (2001), ISBN-10: 041925210X, ISBN-13: 978-0419252108. Quoting:
  
  A professional reference designed to assist surveyors, engineers, architects and contractors in diagnosing existing problems and avoiding them in new buildings. Fully revised and updated, this edition, in new clearer format, covers developments in building defects, and problems such as sick building syndrome.
  
  Well liked for its mixture of theory and practice the new edition will complement Hinks and Cook's student textbook on defects at the practitioner level.
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