NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 18, 2020, ALL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LOCATED IN WIND SPEED ZONES 130 MPH OR GREATER MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS LISTED BELOW FROM THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE SECTION 301.2.1.1 FOR WIND LOAD DESIGN. 1. AF&P WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION MANUAL (WFCM)-2015
2. ICC STANDARD FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN HIGH-WIND REGIONS (ICC 600)2014
3. ASCE MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES (ASCE 7)2010
4. AISI STANDARD FOR COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMING PRESCRIPTIVE METHOD FOR ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS (AISI S230)-2007
5. INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE-2015
RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE 130 MPH OR GREATER AREA ON THE ATTACHED MAP CAN BE EASILY ACHIEVED BY HAVING CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS STAMPED AND SIGNED BY A LOUISIANA LICENSED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS NOT LOCATED IN THE HIGH WIND DESIGN AREA SHALL BE DESIGNED INCLUDING R602.10 FOR WALL BRACING AND SHALL PROVIDE A BRACED WALL PLAN.
SINCERELY,
Derrin C. Duplessis
Chief Building Official
225-450-1361
