Chapter 16A — STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Section 1609A — WIND LOADS

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

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1609 A .1 Applications. Buildings, structures and parts thereof shall be designed to withstand the minimum wind loads prescribed herein. Decreases in wind loads shall not be made for the effect of shielding by other structures. 1609 A .1.1 Determination of wind loads. Wind loads on every building or structure shall be determined in accordance with Chapters 26 to 30 of ASCE 7. The type of opening protection required, the basic wind speed, V, and the exposure category for a site is permitted to be determined in accordance with Section 1609 A or ASCE 7. Wind shall be assumed to come from any…