Section 1617 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES [DSA-SS/CC] — 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)

1617.1 Construction documents. ¶

1617.1 Construction documents. 1617.1.1 Additional requirements for construction documents are included in Sections 4-210 and 4-317 of the California Administra- tive Code (Part 1, Title 24, C.C.R). 1617.1.2 Connections. Connections that resist design seismic forces shall be designed and detailed on the design drawings. 1617.1.3 Construction procedures. Where unusual erection or construction procedures are considered essential by the project struc- tural engineer or architect in order to accomplish the intent of the design or influence the construction, such procedure shall be indicated on…

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1617.2 General design requirements. ¶

1617.2 General design requirements. 1617.2.1 Lateral load deflections. 1617.2.1.1 Horizontal diaphragms. The maximum span-depth ratio for any roof or floor diaphragm consisting of steel and compos- ite steel slab decking or concrete shall be based on test data and design calculations acceptable to the enforcement agency. 1617.2.1.2 Veneers. The deflection shall not exceed l/600 for veneered walls, anchored veneers and adhered veneers over 1 inch (25 mm) thick, including the mortar backing. 1617.2.2 Risk Category of buildings and other structures. Risk Category IV includes structures as…

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1617.3 Load combinations. ¶

1617.3 Load combinations. 1617.3.1 Stability. When checking stability under the provisions of Section 1605.1.1 using allowable stress design, the factor of safety for soil bearing values shall not be less than the overstrength factor of the structures supported. 1617.3.2 Alternative allowable stress design load combinations. Where the alternative allowable stress design load combinations of Section 1605.2 are used, each load combination shall be investigated with one or more of the variable loads set to zero. 1617.3.3 Modifications to load combinations in ICC 300. Modify the text of ICC 300…

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1617.4 Roof dead loads. ¶

1617.4 Roof dead loads. The design dead load shall provide for the weight of at least one additional roof covering in addition to other applicable loadings if the new roof covering is permitted to be applied over the original roofing without its removal, in accordance with Section 1512.

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1617.5 Live loads. ¶

1617.5 Live loads. 1617.5.1 Modifications to Table 1607.1. 1617.5.1.1 Item 4. Assembly areas. The following minimum loads for stage accessories apply: 1. Gridirons and fly galleries: 75 pounds per square foot uniform live load. 2. Loft block wells: 250 pounds per lineal foot vertical load and lateral load. 3. Head block wells and sheave beams: 250 pounds per lineal foot vertical load and lateral load. Head block wells and sheave beams shall be designed for all tributary loft block well loads. Sheave blocks shall be designed with a safety factor of five. 4. Scenery beams where there is no…

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1617.6 Determination of snow loads. ¶

1617.6 Determination of snow loads. The ground snow load or the design snow load for roofs shall conform with the adopted ordi- nance of the city, county, or city and county in which the project site is located, and shall be approved by DSA. See Section 106.1.2 for snow load posting requirements.

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1617.7 Wind loads. ¶

1617.7 Wind loads. 1617.7.1 Story drift for wind loads. The calculated story drift due to wind pressures with ultimate design wind speed, V ult , shall not exceed 0.008 times the story height for buildings less than 65 feet (19 812 mm) in height or 0.007 times the story height for buildings 65 feet (19 812 mm) or greater in height. Exception: This story drift limit need not be applied for single-story open structures in Risk Categories I and II.

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1617.8 Soil loads. ¶

1617.8 Soil loads. 1617.8.1 Lateral pressures. Structures below grade shall be designed to resist lateral soil loads from adjacent soil in accordance with Sections 1807A.1.1 and 1807A.2.2, respectively. Note: Sections 1807A.1.1 and 1807A.2.2 require the foundation and retaining walls be designed using the lateral soil loads deter- mined by a geotechnical investigation in accordance with Section 1803A. Section 1807A.2.2 requires that design lateral soil load be at least 80 percent of the design lateral soil loads in accordance with Table 1610.1.

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1617.9 Flood loads. ¶

1617.9 Flood loads. 1617.9.1 Establishment of flood hazard areas. Flood hazard maps shall include, at a minimum, areas of special flood hazard as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Study (FIS) adopted by the local authority having juris- diction where the project is located, as amended or revised with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) and related supporting data along with any revisions thereto.

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1617.10 Earthquake loads. ¶

1617.10 Earthquake loads. 1617.10.1 Determination of seismic design category. The seismic design category for a structure shall be determined in accor- dance with Section 1613.2. Seismic design category shall be D or higher. 1617.10.2 Simplified design procedure. The simplified design procedure of Section 1613.3 is not permitted by DSA-SS/CC. 1617.10.3 Ballasted photovoltaic panel systems. Ballasted, roof-mounted photovoltaic panel systems shall comply with ASCE 7, Section 13.6.12.

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1617.11 Tsunami loads. ¶

1617.11 Tsunami loads. The design and construction of Risk Category III or IV buildings and structures located in the ASCE Tsunami Design Zones defined in the ASCE Tsunami Design Geodatabase, or other data determined applicable by the enforcement agency, shall be in accordance with Section 1615.1 except as modified by this code. Tsunami Risk Category for community college buildings and struc- tures shall be identified and submitted for acceptance by DSA. Determination of Tsunami Risk Category shall be proposed by the design professional in general responsible charge in coordination with the…

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1617.12 Modifications to ASCE 7. ¶

1617.12 Modifications to ASCE 7. The text of ASCE 7 shall be modified as indicated in Sections 1617.12.1 through 1617.12.19. 1617.12.1 ASCE 7, Section 1.3. Modify ASCE 7, Section 1.3 by adding Section 1.3.8 as follows: 1.3.8 Structural design criteria. Where design is based on ASCE 7, Chapters 16, 17, 18 or 31, the seismic ground motion, wind tunnel test based design recommendations, analysis and design methods, material assumptions, testing requirements and acceptance criteria shall be submitted to the enforcement agency as an alternative system. Peer review requirements in Section 322 of…

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