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Design Criteria
Published on: 5/20/2012 12:00 AM

Design Criteria

You can find parcel specific design criteria like parcel elevation, ground snow load, climate zone and wind exposure on the My Neighborhood Interactive Map

 

The wind speed for areas of Nevada County west of Kingvale is 85 mph (3 second gust).

 

 
Areas above 5000’ elevation and from Kingvale east to the Nevada State line are in a special wind region per

 

the CaliforniaBuilding Code.  The engineer or architect for the project must use local weather data to determine wind

 

speed.  Dependingon the location of the building site the wind speed for these areas is typically between

 

100-120 mph (3 second gust). 

 

 
 

 

For seismic design category, see your design professional.

 
Brian Washko
Building Official
Building Department

Hours: 8am-5pm M-F
Phone: 530.265.1222
Fax: 530.265.9854
BuildingDept@co.nevada.ca.us
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