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i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> William J. Kalker, Jr., P.E. <br /> Consulting Engineer I <br /> 33 Rockwood Lane <br /> Monroe, Connecticut 0646E <br /> 203/261-1167 <br /> I <br /> MAY B, 2018 <br /> Mr. Gary Town <br /> Town Homes <br /> 133 SE Newell Drive <br /> Lake City, FL 32056 <br /> SUB: 100" Wide Doublewide Mobile Home <br /> With Site-Installed Carport Connected <br /> to the Sidewall Construction <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> I <br /> This letter certifies that 160" wide doublewide mobile <br /> homes with 6" maximum eave overhangs manufactured by <br /> Town Homes which are approved for Zone 2'wind loads and <br /> Constructed in accordance with the calculations and spec- <br /> ifications issued on 5/7/18 including the pages identified <br /> as CARPORT-5818 PAGE 1 through 6 comply with the HUD Code 11 <br /> for installation in Wind Zone 2 locations when connected-to <br /> an attached carport construction as described below. This <br /> approval is also limited to areas and/or installation sites <br /> which do not experience greater than 150 MPH, EXPO wind loads <br /> as defined in the 2017 FBC. Town Homes must certify comp- <br /> liance of the home with these referenced specifications. <br /> In addition to. the above limitations, the following pars- <br /> meters must be satisified: <br /> (1) The carport must be designed by others to insure the <br /> carport supports and transmits loads to the ground to <br /> prevent applying loads to the mobile home greater than <br /> those specified in the referenced calculations (i.e. , 166 <br /> PLF MWFRS uplift wind force and 195 PLF downward gravity <br /> load)._ The carport cannot have a depth exceeding 1$'-0" <br /> with its roof framing connected to the mobile home's <br /> 'carport beam' (the 'carport beam' is a 2x6 SPF beam <br /> �baea�a installed near the top of the sidewall for the connection <br /> of the carport roof framing to the home) in a manner not <br /> o transmit more than 6.5' of roof load (tributary distance) <br /> �0•� °,.• •.ot�i � to the sidewall. The connections of the carport to the <br /> t0�•o N.- <br /> mobile home and the carport's structural systems must be <br /> �• °• `�'f designed by the carport designer. <br /> No.3384 q m <br /> m , o (2) The carport can only be connected.to mobile homes <br /> with 6" maximum save overhangs and sidewall heights <br /> n ° <br /> aS�/� <br /> s o" 7 OF a not exceeding 9'-0". The roof pitch of both the <br /> carport and mobile home cannot exceed 4 in 12. <br /> 1°0j�; ' (3) The average frame tiedown and vertical tiedown spacing <br /> �o� r °°• `R below the mobile home sidewall in the area the carport <br /> 449,e a4 ��: will be located cannot exceed 5'-0" o.e. <br /> �y1c7T (4) Concrete block piers and footings must be placed below <br /> u11 4 the sidewall which supports the carport structure on <br /> each side of each door opening and at a spacing not to <br /> exceed 6'-0" o.c. betweem the opening piers. ! <br /> (5) The bottom of the mobile home floor construction cannot <br /> be greater than 40" above the grade. <br /> (6) The home and carport cannot be located on the upper half <br /> j of an 'isolated hill or escarpment' higher than 15 feet <br /> or on the seaward side of the CCCL. f <br /> I!i <br /> I <br /> i , <br />