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AMENDMENTS TO THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE/1996

(Add) APPENDIX A - SNOW, WIND AND EARTHQUAKE DESIGN CRITERIA

 

Municipality

Ground Snow Load, Pg (psf)

ASCE 7-95 Basic Wind Speed, V (mph)

BOCA 1996 Wind Load Criteria

Seismic Coefficients

Basic Wind Speed, V (mph)

Wind Load Importance Factors, I

Building Category (see descriptions at end of table)

Av

Aa

I

II,III

IV
Andover

30

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Ansonia

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Ashford

35

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Avon

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Barkhamsted

40

110

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
Beacon Falls

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Berlin

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Bethany

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Bethel

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Bethlehem

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Bloomfield

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Bolton

30

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Bozrah

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Branford

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Bridgeport

30

120

80

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Bridgewater

35

110

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Bristol

35

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Brookfield

35

110

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Brooklyn

35

115

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Burlington

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Canaan

40

105

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
Canterbury

35

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Canton

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Chaplin

35

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Cheshire

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Chester

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Clinton

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Colchester

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Colebrook

40

105

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
Columbia

30

115

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Cornwall

40

105

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
Coventry

30

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Cromwell

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Danbury

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Darien

30

115

80

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Deep River

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Derby

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Durham

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Eastford

40

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
East Granby

35

110

80

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.15
East Haddam

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
East Hampton

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
East Hartford

30

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
East Haven

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
East Lyme

30

125

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Easton

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
East Windsor

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Ellington

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Enfield

35

110

80

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.15
Essex

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Fairfield

30

120

80

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Farmington

35

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Franklin

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Glastonbury

30

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Goshen

40

110

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
Granby

35

110

80

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
Greenwich

30

115

80

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Griswold

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.14
Groton

30

125

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Guilford

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Haddam

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Hamden

30

120

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Hampton

35

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Hartford

30

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Hartland

40

110

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
Harwinton

35

110

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Hebron

30

115

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Kent

40

110

75

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.14
Killingly

40

115

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Killingworth

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Lebanon

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Ledyard

30

125

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Lisbon

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.14
Litchfield

40

110

75

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.14
Lyme

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Madison

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Manchester

30

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Mansfield

35

115

85

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
Marlborough

30

115

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Meriden

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Middlebury

35

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Middlefield

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Middletown

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Milford

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Monroe

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Montville

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Morris

35

110

75

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.14
Naugatuck

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
New Britain

30

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
New Canaan

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
New Fairfield

35

110

75

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
New Hartford

40

110

75

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.14
New Haven

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Newington

30

115

80

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.15
New London

30

125

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
New Milford

35

110

75

1.04

1.17

0.94

0.11

0.14
Newtown

30

115

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
Norfolk

40

105

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
North Branford

30

120

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
North Canaan

40

105

75

1.02

1.14

0.92

0.11

0.14
North Haven

30

120

80

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.15
North Stonington

30

125

85

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.14
Norwalk

30

115

80

1.08

1.21

0.98

0.11

0.15
Norwich

30

120

85

1.06

1.19

0.96

0.11

0.14
Old Lyme

30

125

85

1.08

1.21