{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2505","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § BC 2505","heading":"Section BC 2505: Shear Wall Construction","body":"2505.1 Resistance to shear (wood framing).\n\nWood-frame shear walls sheathed with gypsum board, gypsum panel products or lath and plaster shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Section 2306.3 and are permitted to resist wind and seismic loads. Walls resisting seismic loads shall be subject to the limitations in Section 12.2.1 of ASCE 7.\n\n2505.2 Resistance to shear (steel framing).\n\nCold-formed steel-frame shear walls sheathed with gypsum board or gypsum panel products and constructed in accordance with the materials and provisions of Section 2211.1.1 are permitted to resist wind and seismic loads. Walls resisting seismic loads shall be subject to the limitations in Section 12.2.1 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":"1682d80a36c102a066352c6daeadb0739383bd662d1257f1d635b64998e1f3d3","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2504","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}