Or. Admin. Code § 734-075-0008

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 734-075-0008 - Definitions

(1) "Base" means the widest point of the outside dimension of a mobile home or modular unit exclusive of appurtenances such as door handles, required safety equipment or eaves.

(2) "Business day" is any day, Monday through Friday except holidays as defined in section (8) of this rule.

(3) "Chief Engineer" means the Chief Engineer of the Oregon Department of Transportation or a person designated to act for the Chief Engineer.

(4) "CCD" means the Commerce and Compliance Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation.

(5) "Daylight hours" means one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.

(6) "Eave" means an extension of the roof past the base of the unit. It does not include external accessories or devices attached to the unit.

(7) "Eave cap" means the shingle or roofing material extension over the eave fascia.

(8) "GVWR" means the gross vehicle weight rating as defined in ORS 801.298.

(9) "Holiday" for the purpose of division 75 rules means New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and includes any other days the state officially observes these holidays by the closure of State offices.

(10) "Mobile home" or "manufactured home" means a trailer designed as a structure for human habitation or for business, commercial or office purposes, which can be towed upon public highways and which is more than 45 feet in length or more than eight feet six inches in width. For the purposes of division 75 rules, all references to mobile homes include manufactured homes.

(11) "Modular building unit" means a structural building component designed to be used alone or with other modules. These modules create a structure for human habitation or for business, commercial or office purposes and are more than 45 feet in length or more than eight feet six inches in width. Modular units are transported or hauled on another vehicle instead of being towed on the unit's own axles or running gear.

(12) "Multi-lane highway" means a highway having two or more lanes of travel in the same direction.

(13) "Overall width" means the width at the base plus any eave.

(14) "Seller" as used in this rule means any person engaged in selling or distributing a manufactured home to persons who in good faith purchase or lease manufactured homes for purposes other than resale.

(15) "Toter" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for towing a mobile home.

(16) "Transport" means to tow, haul, drive or otherwise move a vehicle or load on the State highway system.

(17) "Truck-tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing (towing) other vehicles and constructed so as not to carry any load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle or load or both, as drawn and having a manufacturers GVWR in excess of 15,000.

(18) "Unit" means a mobile home, manufactured home or modular building unit as defined in sections (10) and (11) of this rule.

Or. Admin. Code § 734-075-0008

2HD 15-1983, f. & ef. 8-18-83; HWY 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-13-90; HWY 5-1992, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-92; TO 2-1998, f. 3-10-98, cert. ef. 4-1-98; TO 3-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-13-99; TO 2-2001, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-01; HWD 3-2012, f. & cert. ef. 1-27-12; HWD 28-2020, minor correction filed 05/27/2020, effective 5/27/2020

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 810.060 & 823.011

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 818.200 & 818.220