IBC BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT, SECTION 1608.1, SNOW LOADS
Boise City Code § 9-1A-55
in effect9-1A-55: IBC BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT, SECTION 1608.1, SNOW LOADS:
1608.1 General. Design snow loads shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 7 of ASCE 7, but the design roof load, regardless of roof slope, shall not be less than a uniform snow load of pm = 25 psf. This minimum roof snow load is a separate load case. It need not be used in determining or in combination with drift, sliding, unbalanced, rain-on-snow surcharge, or partial loads. These loads shall be considered as required by ASCE 7 and IBC section 1608.2 as amended. See Figure A showing two examples of required load cases.
FIGURE A
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(Ord. 44-17, 12-19-2017, eff. 1-1-2018; amd. Ord. 39-20, 12-1-2020, eff. 1-1-2021)
Source: Boise City, Idaho, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boise_id/latest/boise/0-0-0-36926Fetched: 11/1/2026
