North Dakota § 23-10-07 - Sanitation and safety

§ 23-10-07. Sanitation and safety

Every mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground must be operated with strict regard for the health, safety, and comfort of its occupants. The following sanitary and safety regulations must be followed: 1. Location: Every mobile home park must be established and maintained upon dry, well-drained ground. Any natural sinkholes or collection or pool of water must be artificially drained and filled. Recreational vehicle park and campground lots must be established and maintained upon dry, well-drained spaces. 2. Drinking water supply: An adequate supply of potable and safe drinking water must be provided. The operator of a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground shall supply drinking water at the mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground which is obtained from an approved source that is a public water system or a nonpublic water system that is constructed, maintained, and operated according to law. 3. Towels: The placing of roller cloth towels for public use in any washroom or place within a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground is prohibited. Individual cloth towels, cloth towels provided in mechanical dispensers, individual paper towels, or roller paper towels must be placed for use. 4. Toilets: Modern sanitary flush toilets must be provided where a sewer connection is available. If a sewer connection is not available, sanitary flyproof privies must be maintained. All toilets and privies must be kept in a clean, sanitary condition. Separate toilets and privies must be provided for each sex. No privy or cesspool may be located less than one hundred feet [30.48 meters] from any well, kitchen, or sleeping quarters. 5. Garbage: All garbage and refuse must be stored in durable, cleanable, insect- and rodent-resistant containers, and the contents removed and disposed of at a frequency that will minimize the development of objectionable odors and other conditions that attract or harbor insects and rodents. All buildings within the mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground must be screened against flies and kept in a clean and sanitary condition. 6. Plumbing installations: All plumbing installations in a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground must be made in accordance with the state plumbing code and state laws. 7. Electrical installations: All electrical installations in a mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, or campground must be made in accordance with the state electrical code. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Streets and roadways: Each mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground must have roadways or streets wide enough to facilitate the movement of traffic within the park or campground. Lighting: Each mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground must have adequate lighting as set forth in rule. Fire protection: Each mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground must have adequate fire protection in accordance with the state fire code. Playgrounds: Each mobile home park containing twenty-five or more lots shall provide playground space equivalent to one lot for every twenty-five lots in the park. Multiple-story parks: A multiple-story mobile home park or trailer park may not be constructed in this state.