[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 5]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR3280.105]



[Page 115]

 

                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

 CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING--FEDERAL HOUSING 

        COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 3280_MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS--Table 

of Contents

 

                    Subpart B_Planning Considerations

 

Sec.  3280.105  Exit facilities; exterior doors.



    (a) Number and location of exterior doors. Manufactured homes shall 

have a minimum of two exterior doors located remote from each other.

    (1) Required egress doors shall not be located in rooms where a 

lockable interior door must be used in order to exit.

    (2) In order for exit doors to be considered remote from each other, 

they must comply with all of the following:

    (i) Both of the required doors must not be in the same room or in a 

group of rooms which are not defined by fixed walls.

    (ii) Single wide units. Doors may not be less than 12 ft. c-c from 

each other as measured in any straight line direction regardless of the 

length of path of travel between doors.

    (iii) Double wide units. Doors may not be less than 20 ft. c-c from 

each other as measured in any straight line direction regardless of the 

length of path of travel between doors.

    (iv) One of the required exit doors must be accessible from the 

doorway of each bedroom without traveling more than 35 ft.

    (b) Door design and construction. (1) Exterior swinging doors shall 

be constructed in accordance with Sec.  3280.405 the ``Standard for 

Swinging Exterior Passage Doors for Use in Manufactured Homes''. 

Exterior sliding glass doors shall be constructed in accordance with 

Sec.  3280.403 the ``Standard for Windows and Sliding Glass Doors Used 

in Manufactured Homes''.

    (2) All exterior swinging doors shall provide a minimum 28 inch wide 

by 74 inch high clear opening. All exterior sliding glass doors shall 

provide a minimum 28 inch wide by 72 inch high clear opening.

    (3) Each swinging exterior door other than screen or storm doors 

shall have a key-operated lock that has a deadlocking latch or a key-

operated dead bolt with a passage latch. Locks shall not require the use 

of a key for operation from the inside.

    (4) All exterior doors, including storm and screen doors, opening 

outward shall be provided with a safety door check.



[40 FR 58752, Dec. 18, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 20679, Apr. 6, 1979, 

as amended at 50 FR 9269, Mar. 7, 1985]