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Contents12-302 Amendments
12-302 Amendments
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- (1) Remove Chapter 3 Section 306 Accessibility for existing buildings.
- (2) Replace Section 405.2.3.3 Extent of repair for noncompliant buildings with the following:
- (a) If the evaluation does not establish that the building in its pre-damaged condition complies with the provisions of section 405.2.3.1, the the building, including its foundation, shall be retrofitted to comply with the provisions of this section. The wind loads for the repair and retrofit design shall be those required by wind, in which case the wind loads shall be in accordance with the International Building Code. The seismic loads for this retrofit shall be those required by the building code in effect at the time of original construction, but not less than the reduced seismic forces.
- (3) Replace 405.2.4 Substantial structural damage to gravity load-carrying components, with the following:
- (a) Gravity load-carrying components that have sustained substantial structural damage shall be rehabilitated to comply with the applicable provisions for dead, live, and snow loads in the International Building Code. Undamaged gravity load-carrying components, including undamaged foundation components, shall also be rehabilitated if required to comply with the design loads of the rehabilitation design.
- (4) The requirements of section 303 Storm Shelters are not required.