Section 1603. Construction Documents

1603.1 General. {As in IBC}

Exception: Construction documents for buildings constructed in accordance with the conventional light-frame construction provisions of § 2308 must indicate the following structural design information:

1. - 4. {As in IBC}

5. Flood design data, if located in a flood hazard area.

6. {As in IBC}

1603.1.1 to 1603.1.6 {As in IBC}

1603.1.7 Flood design data.

For structures located in whole or in part in a flood hazard area, the documentation pertaining to design, if required by the Floodplain Management Code, must be included, and the following information, referenced to the datum on the City's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), must be shown, regardless of whether flood loads govern the design of the structure:

1. In flood hazard areas not subject to high-velocity wave action, the elevation of the proposed lowest floor.

2. In flood hazard areas not subject to high-velocity wave action, the elevation to which any nonresidential building will be dry floodproofed.

3. In flood hazard areas subject to high-velocity wave action, the proposed elevation of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor, including the basement.

4. Any other documentation required by the Flood Management Code.

1603.1.8 to 1603.1.9 {As in IBC}