Buildings shall comply with International Building Code or International Residential Code wind provisions as applicable.
Exceptions:
1. Detached one- and two-family dwellings and Group U occupancies where wind loads at the new location are not higher than those at the previous location.
2. Structural elements whose stress is not increased by more than 5 percent.
Buildings shall comply with International Building Code or International Residential Code seismic provisions at the new location as applicable.
Exceptions:
1. Structures in Seismic Design Categories A and B and detached one- and two-family dwellings in Seismic Design Categories A, B, and C where the seismic loads at the new location are not higher than those at the previous location.
2. Stuctural elements whose stress is not increased by more than 5 percent.
Structures shall comply with International Building Code or International Residential Code snow loads as applicable where snow loads at the new location are higher than those at the previous location.
Exception: Structural elements whose stress is not increased by more than 5 percent.