{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-1602","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § BC 1602","heading":"Section BC 1602: Definitions and Notations","body":"1602.1 Definitions.\n\nThe following terms are defined in Chapter 2:\n\nALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN.\n\nBALCONY, EXTERIOR.\n\nDEAD LOAD.\n\nDECK.\n\nDESIGN STRENGTH.\n\nDIAPHRAGM.\n\nDiaphragm, blocked.\n\nDiaphragm boundary.\n\nDiaphragm chord.\n\nESSENTIAL FACILITIES.\n\nFABRIC PARTITION.\n\nFACTORED LOAD.\n\nHELIPAD.\n\nICE-SENSITIVE STRUCTURE.\n\nIMPACT LOAD.\n\nLIMIT STATE.\n\nLIVE LOAD.\n\nLIVE LOAD (ROOF).\n\nLOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN (LRFD).\n\nLOAD EFFECTS.\n\nLOAD FACTOR.\n\nLOADS.\n\nNOMINAL LOADS.\n\nOTHER STRUCTURES.\n\nPANEL (PART OF A STRUCTURE).\n\nRESISTANCE FACTOR.\n\nRISK CATEGORY.\n\nSTRENGTH, NOMINAL.\n\nSTRENGTH, REQUIRED.\n\nSTRENGTH DESIGN.\n\nSUSCEPTIBLE BAY.\n\nVEHICLE BARRIER.\n\nNOTATIONS.\n\nD\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Dead load.\n\nD\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ti\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Weight of ice in accordance with Chapter 10 of ASCE 7.\n\nE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Combined effect of horizontal and vertical earthquake induced forces as defined in Section 12.4.2 of ASCE 7.\n\nF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Load due to fluids with well-defined pressures and maximum heights.\n\nF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Flood load in accordance with Chapter 5 of ASCE 7.\n\nH\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Load due to lateral earth pressures, ground water pressure or pressure of bulk materials.\n\nL\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Roof live load greater than 20 psf (0.96 kN/m\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t) and floor live load.\n\nL\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tr\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Roof live load of 20 psf (0.96 kN/m\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t) or less.\n\nR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Rain load.\n\nS\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Snow load.\n\nT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Cumulative effects of self-straining load forces and effects.\n\nV\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tasd\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Allowable stress design wind speed, miles per hour (mph) (km/hr) where applicable.\n\nV\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Basic design wind speeds, miles per hour (mph) (km/hr) determined from Table 1609.3 of this code.\n\nW\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Load due to wind pressure.\n\nW\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ti\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t = Wind-on-ice in accordance with Chapter 10 of ASCE 7.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 7: New York City Building Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"ebc46082eb904bb79149c056b762d9c50bbf914cf28c13298b1380e40afe6e65","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-1601","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-1603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}