Sec. 5. (a) An existing location within a mobile home community that is:
(1) valid and conforming; or
(2) valid and nonconforming;
under a local ordinance may be modified or expanded to provide adequate support and utilities for an installation described in section 1 of this chapter.
(b) A location modified or expanded under subsection (a) retains the status that the location possessed under the local ordinance before the modification or expansion.
(c) If an installation on a location described in subsection (a) is installed in accordance with rules adopted under IC 16-41-27, the location is not considered new work or new construction.