§ 23-10-07 — Sanitation and safety

North Dakota § 23-10-07

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-10: Mobile Home Parks, Trailer Parks, and Campgrounds

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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. 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.
9. Lighting: Each mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground must
have adequate lighting as set forth in rule.
10. Fire protection: Each mobile home park, recreational vehicle park, and campground
must have adequate fire protection in accordance with the state fire code.
11. 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.
12. Multiple-story parks: A multiple-story mobile home park or trailer park may not be
constructed in this state.