[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR200.926e]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
 CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING--FEDERAL HOUSING 
        COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 200_INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart S_Minimum Property Standards
 
Sec. 200.926e  Supplemental information for use with the CABO One and 
Two Family Dwelling Code.

    The following shall be used in Table No. R-202, Climatic and 
Geographic Design Criteria of the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code.
    (a) Roof live loads.

Roof slope 3 in 12 or less: 20 psf
Roof slope over 3 in 12: 15 psf
Roof used as deck: 40 psf

    (b) Roof snow load. The roof snow load shall be in accordance with 
section 7 of ASCE 7-88.
    (c) Wind pressures. The minimum Design Wind Pressures (net 
pressures) set forth below apply to areas designated as experiencing 
basic wind speeds up to and including 80 mph, as shown in ASCE 7-88, 
Figure 1, Basic Wind Speed Map. These pressures also apply to buildings 
not over 30 ft. in height above finish grade, assuming exposure C or 
defined in ASCE 7-88.
    (1) Minimum design wind pressure criteria. (i) Buildings (for 
overturning racking or sliding); p=20 psf.
    (ii) Chimneys, p=30 psf.
    (iii) Exterior walls, p=15 psf inward or outward. Local pressure at 
corners of walls shall be not less than p=30 psf outward. These local 
pressures shall not be included with the design pressure when computing 
overall loads. The pressures shall be applied perpendicularly outward on 
strips of width equal to 10 percent of the least width of building.
    (iv) Partitions, p=10 psf.
    (v) Windows, p=20 psf inward or outward.
    (vi) Roof, p=20 psf inward or outward.

Roofs with slopes greater than 6 in 12 shall be designed to withstand 
pressures acting inward normal to the surface, equal to the design wind 
pressure

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for exterior walls. Overhanging eaves, cornices, and ridges, 40 psf 
upward normal to roof surface. These local pressures shall not be 
included with the design pressure when computing overall loads. The 
pressures shall be applied perpendicularly outward on strips of width 
equal to 10 percent of the least width of building. Net uplift on 
horizontal projection of roof shall not be less than 12 psf.
    (2) Severe wind design pressures. If the construction is higher than 
30 ft., or if it is located in an area experiencing wind speeds greater 
than 80 mph, higher design wind pressures than shown above are required. 
Use Section 6 of ASCE 7-88 for higher criteria and for determining where 
wind speeds greater than 80 mph occur. Pressures are assumed to act 
horizontally on the gross area of the vertical projection of the 
structure except as noted for roof design.
    (d) Seismic conditions shall be in accordance with Section 9 of ASCE 
7-88.
    (e) Subject to damage from: weathering. A jurisdiction's weathering 
region shall be as established by the map in ASTM C 62-83.
    (f) Subject to damage from: frost line depth. Exterior wall footings 
or foundation walls including those of accessory buildings shall extend 
a minimum of 6 in. below the finished grade and, where applicable, the 
prevailing frost line.
    (g) Subject to damage from: termites. ``Yes'' shall be used in 
locations designated as Regions I, II or III. ``No'' shall be used in 
locations designated as Region IV. The map for Termite Infestation 
Probability in appendix A of CABO, One and Two Family Dwelling Code 
shall be used to determine the jurisdiction's region.
    (h) Subject to damage from: decay. ``Yes'' shall be used in 
locations designated as moderate to severe and slight to moderate. 
``No'' shall be used in locations designated as none to slight. The 
Decay Probability map in appendix A of CABO, One and Two Family Dwelling 
Code shall be used to determine the jurisdiction's decay designation.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
2502-0338)

[50 FR 39599, Sept. 27, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 36695, July 19, 1994]