1618.2 Where required.
BC § 1618.2
A structural peer review of the primary structure shall be performed and a report provided for the following buildings: 1. Buildings included in Risk Category IV as defined in this chapter and more than 50,000 square feet (4645.2 m 2 ) of framed area 2. Buildings with aspect ratios of seven or greater.
3.Buildings greater than 600 feet (183 m) in height or more than 1,000,000 square feet (92 903 m 2 ) in gross floor area. Rooftop structures may be excluded from building height in accordance with Section 504.3.
4.Buildings taller than seven stories where any element, except for walls greater than 10 feet (3.048 meters) in length, supports in aggregate more than 15 percent of the building area.
5.Buildings designed using nonlinear time history analysis or with special seismic energy dissipation systems.
6.Buildings designed for areas with 3,000 or more occupants in one area in close proximity, including fixed seating and grandstand areas.
7.Buildings where a structural peer review is requested by the commissioner.
8.Buildings designed by performance-based methods.
