Chapter 35 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
Section K103 — STRUCTURAL STABILITY
2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
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K103.1 General. ¶
K103.1 General. Portions of buildings and structures supporting evacuation locations shall be designed, constructed, connected and anchored to resist flotation, collapse or permanent lateral movement resulting from the hydrostatic loads anticipated during conditions of flooding anticipated for the 200-year flood event.
K103.2 Determination of loads. ¶
K103.2 Determination of loads. Hydrostatic loads, based on the depth of water determined by the WSEL200, shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 5 of ASCE 7. Reduction of hydrostatic loads may be accomplished by allowing for the automatic entry and exit APPENDIX K-2 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. APPENDIX K—GROUP R-3 AND GROUP R-3.1 OCCUPANCIES PROTECTED BY THE FACILITIES OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN of floodwaters to minimize unbalanced loads. Such means shall be designed by a registered design professional and include, but are…