Chapter 16A — STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Section 1605A — LOAD COMBINATIONS

2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California

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1605 A .1 General. Buildings and other structures and portions thereof shall be designed to resist the strength load combinations specified in ASCE 7, Section 2.3, the allowable stress design load combinations specified in ASCE 7, Section 2.4, or the alternative allowable stress design load combinations of Section 1605 A .2. Exceptions: 1. The modifications to load combinations of ASCE 7, Section 2.3, ASCE 7, Section 2.4 and Section 1605 A .2 specified in ASCE 7 Chapters 18 and 19 shall apply. 2. Where the allowable stress design load combinations of ASCE 7, Section 2.4 are used, flat roof…

1605A.3 Modifications to load combinations in ICC 300.

1605A.3 Modifications to load combinations in ICC 300. Modify the text of ICC 300 as follows: 1605A.3.1 ICC 300, Section 303.5.3. Modify Section 303.5.3 as follows: The uniform live load L used in Equations 3-4 and 3-9 shall be permitted to be taken as zero when evaluating elements supporting the handrail/guard provided those elements do not also support L.