Steel or metal buildings shall be designed to meet the following requirements.
(A) Roof live load: 30 pounds per square foot.
(B) Wind load: 20 pounds per square foot.
(C) All outside walls which are not load bearing shall have a curtain wall 12 inches below finish ground level.
(D) All load bearing walls shall have a footing and foundation wall as specified in this subchapter.
(E) All metal building contractors shall present to the Code Enforcement Officer, prior to the erection of the building, a letter from the manufacturer that the building shipped for the permit application will comply with loadings enumerated in this subchapter. The letter shall bear the signature and seal of a registered engineer or architect employed by the manufacturer.
(Prior Code, § 12-152) (Ord. 3035, § 1, 9-5-1995)