Local Design Criteria

City Of Riverside - Local Design Criteria

Wind Speed

CBC 1609.3

Wind Exposure

Site specific for each project (CBC 1609.4) - Most areas of the City of Riverside can be classified as wind exposure category C

Seismic Design – Mapped Acceleration Parameters

Site specific for each project based on latitude and longitude or project location (CBC 1613.2) https://ascehazardtool.org/

Conventional Construction Criteria 

CRC R301.2.2.1

Rainfall

2 Inches per hour for roof drainage design

Flood Zones

Specific areas within the City of Riverside having a flood zone designation as outlined by FEMA flood insurance maps (FIRMs) https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home

Climate Zone

Zone 10

Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria – CRC R301.2

Termite

Very Heavy

Ground Snow Load

Zero

Ice Barrier Underlayment

N/A

Frost Line Depth

N/A

Site Class for Seismic Design

(Default) Unless Otherwise Specified By The Geotechnical Engineer

Weathering

Negligible

Air Freezing Index

0

Mean Annual Temp

64.0 F

Winter Design Temp

51.4 F