Provides that in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, light frame wood construction shall be designed and properly installed to withstand external pressure and wind born debris from a storm with sustained wind speed of at least one hundred nine miles per hour.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4404
SPONSOR: Thiele TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to wind
speed limits for light frame wood construction in the counties of Nassau
and Suffolk
PURPOSE:
To provide a wind speed limit of 109 miles per hour for light frame wood
construction in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Subdivision 15 of Section 378 of the Executive Law is renumbered subdi-
vision 17 and a new subdivision 15 is added to provide that in the coun-
ties of Nassau and Suffolk, light frame wood construction shall be
designed and properly installed to withstand external pressure and wind
born debris from a storm with sustained wind of at least 109 mph.
JUSTIFICATION:
The following is a list of the top wind speeds for hurricanes reaching
Long Island (research compiled by Barrett Associates):
Storm Wind speed (mph) 190380 193898 194486 1954 Carol 8
1960 Donna103 1972 Agnes63 1975 Bella92 1985 Gloria98 1991 Bob98
Currently, New York State adheres to the international building code,
which sets the wind-borne debris impact limits at 110 mph in areas with-
in one mile of the coast. However, these standards are based primarily
on experience of debris damage in major events more common to southern
states. Further, the impact limits are also based in part on experience
of damage from lower wind events with special circumstances, (i.e. roof
gravel blown from an adjacent tall building impacting several buildings
immediately down wind). Such conditions are not typical of Long Island.
By lowering the wind-borne impact debris impact limits film 110 to 109
mph, the cost incurred for construction of housing in such coastal areas
will be significantly reduced.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-12: S.2475/A.2984
2009-10: S.3145/A.6695
2007-05: S.3633/A.6491
2005-06: S.3610/A.7898
2004:Stop56
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to State.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately,
