1603.1 General.
BC § 1603.1
Construction documents shall include drawings that show the sizes, sections and relative locations of structural members with floor levels, column centers and offsets fully dimensioned. The design loads and other information pertinent to the structural design required by Sections 1603.1.1 through 1603.1.10 shall be clearly indicated on such drawings of parts of the building or structure. Exception: In lieu of the requirements of 1603.1.1 through 1603.1.10, construction documents for buildings constructed in accordance with the conventional light-frame construction provisions of Section 2308 shall include drawings that indicate the following structural design information: 1. Floor and roof dead and live loads.
2.Ground snow load, Pg .
3.Basic design wind speed, V, miles per hour (mph) (km/hr) and allowable stress design wind speed, V asd , as determined in accordance with Section 1609.3.1 and wind exposure.
4.Seismic design category and site class.
5.Flood design data, if located in flood hazard areas.
6.Design load-bearing values of soils or rock under shallow foundations and/or the design load capacity of deep foundations.
