What's happening
This bill requires that light frame wood construction in Nassau and Suffolk counties be built to withstand storms with winds of at least 109 mph.
Why it matters
Increases safety standards for new homes. By requiring light frame wood buildings in Nassau and Suffolk counties to withstand higher wind speeds, the bill aims to better protect residents from property damage and injury during severe storms or hurricanes.
Could raise construction costs and insurance implications. Builders may need to use stronger materials or new techniques, which could increase construction costs. However, these changes might also reduce long-term insurance claims and premiums due to fewer wind-related damages.
Responds to regional weather risks. The affected counties are coastal areas prone to strong storms and hurricanes; this targeted regulation acknowledges their specific vulnerability and seeks to make communities more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events.
Sets a new local building code precedent. Mandating a specific wind speed threshold could influence building codes in other parts of New York or set a model for other states facing similar storm risks, potentially leading to broader adoption of stronger construction standards.
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Who cares
Nassau and Suffolk builders
The bill would require light-frame wood construction to be designed and properly installed to withstand external pressure and wind-borne debris from storms with sustained winds of at least 109 miles per hour.
Architects and structural engineers
Designs for light-frame wood construction in Nassau and Suffolk would need to meet the specified storm-resistance standard.
Building code enforcement officials in Nassau and Suffolk
The bill would establish a specific wind-resistance requirement for the light-frame wood construction they oversee.
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Set Wind Standards for Homes
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History
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Companion bill
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Set Wind Standards for Construction
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 3811 A. 3147
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
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
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 378 of the executive law is renumbered subdivision 17 and a new subdivision 15 is added to read as follows:
15. Provide that in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, light frame wood construction shall be designed and properly installed to withstand external pressure and wind borne debris from a storm with sustained wind speed of at least one hundred nine miles per hour.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04078-01-7
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