1705.5 Add the following section:

1705.5 Add the following section:

1705.5.8 Shear walls and floor systems used as shear diaphragms. Special inspection is required for all connections, including nailing, tie-downs, framing clips, bolts and straps, as part of the lateral force resisting system utilizing the following components:

1 Plywood diaphragms, where shear values exceed 2/3 the values in Table 2306.3(1).

2 Double sheathed shear walls, in all cases.

3 Plywood shear walls, wherever nailing or hardware are not visible to the district inspector at the time of cover-up inspection.

If nailing is not visible to the inspector at the called inspection, or if the special inspector has not inspected the work prior to the concealment, all work concealing such nailing shall be removed in order to permit a complete inspection.

4 Gypsum wallboard shearwalls where shear values exceed one-half of the values in Table 2306.3(3).

5 Fiberboard shearwalls where shear values exceed one-half of the values in Table 2306.3(2).

1705.13.5 Revise this section as follows:

1705.13.5 Architectural components. Periodic special inspection is required for the erection and fastening of exterior cladding, interior and exterior nonbearing walls, interior and exterior veneer, appendages, and ornamentation in structures assigned to Seismic Design Category D, E or F.

Exception: Periodic special inspection is not required for the following:

1. Exterior cladding, interior and exterior nonbearing walls and interior and exterior veneer weighing 15 psf (0.72 kN/m [2] ) or less and located less than 10 feet (3048 mm) above grade or walking surface.

2. Exterior cladding and interior and exterior veneer weighing 5psf (0.24 kN/m [2] ) or less and located less than 15 feet (4572 mm) above grade.

3. Interior nonbearing walls weighing 15 psf (0.72 kN/m [2] ) or less.

1705 Add the following section: