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. . D.W. SMITH ENGINEERING CO. Mechanical & Architectural Enlrlneerine: David W. Smith, P .E.#53608 9909 Wallaston Drive Dade City, Florida 33525 Phone: 352-521-0865 Fax: 352-521-0867 E-Mail: zeuhvr27@e:te.net September 23, 2003 To: Bill Burgess Zephyrhills Building Department REF. Permit #2082 Subject: Use of Simpson spl&Sp2 clips or equiv. with 15/32 cdx or osb structural panels fastened according to SSTD 1099 section 305.6 Framed walls shall be as follows: ~ CDX or OSB continuous wood structural panels shall overlap the top member of the dbl top plate and the pt 2x4 bottom plate. A row of 10d nails @ 3" o.c. shall be ~" minimum from the edge of both members of the dbl top plate and both edges of the pt bottom plate (i.e. a dbl row of 10d nails in the pt bottom plate.) Use 8d nails @ 6" o.c. @ vertical edges of panels and in field. Within 4 ft of corners and wherever the structural wood panels are not continuous (either side of door and window openings), Simpson SPl or equivalent applied per manufacturers specifications shall be used at stud to bottom plate connections and Simpson SP2 or equiv applied per manufacturers specifications shall be used at stud to dbl top plate connections. Simpson clips are not required at stud to plate connections at locations other than noted above. I hereby certify that the ~" structural panels fastened as noted above will provide 855lbs of uplift capacity according to SSTD 1099 table 305.6. and that this uplift capacity meets or exceeds the requirements necessary to resist wind loads resulting from a 110 mph windspeed (3 sec gust). I therefore hereby certify that the framed structural walls of said building meets or exceeds the requirements of section 1606 of the Florida Building Code 2001 edition for a 110 mph windspeed (3 sec gust). Respectfully rr ~itOO':' 1/'L'I/o,}