Section 1608.2, Ground Snow Loads, of the IBC, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to said section:
Section 1608.2 Ground Snow Load. The ground snow load to be used in determining the design snow load for roofs is hereby established at 30 pounds per square foot. Subsequent increases or decreases shall be allowed as otherwise provided by this code, except that the minimum allowable flat roof snow load may be reduced to not less than 80 percent of the ground snow load.