Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter 16 - Structural Design
Section 1608 - SNOW LOADS
Subsection 1608.9 - Snow Guards

Universal Citation: 780 CMR MA Code of Regs 1608.9
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

Sliding snow from an adjacent sloping high roof need not be considered on the low roof if snow guards, as specified herein, are provided on the high roof In this case, the sloping roof with snow guards shall be designed for the unit snow loads required for a flat roof The roof area(s) requiring snow guards shall be indicated on the construction documents. Snow guards shall be designed by a registered design professional. The registered design professional shall insure that there are adequate load paths from the snow guards into the supporting members and from the supporting members into the primary structure. The structural design of snow guards shall account for the impact of the sliding snow. The effectiveness in preventing the sliding of snow of proprietary snow guard systems shall be demonstrated by tests.

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