Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1
3 GENERAL PLANNING CRITERIA
SITE AND URBAN
DESIGN CRITERIA
(continued)
in the International Building Code and the Florida Building Code
for buildings and structures proposed in flood hazard areas.
Applicable Code
• St. Petersburg, Florida, Code of Ordinances, Chapter
16 – Land Development Regulations, Section 16.40.050 –
Floodplain Management.
• Florida Building Code 2010 with Amendments
• South Florida Water Management District
• Pinellas County Water and Navigation Code
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Wind Data
Extreme value analysis of historical wind speeds recorded at
MacDill Air Force Base from 1941 to 2011 indicate the following
wind speed return periods:
• 25-year return period: 74 mph
• 50-year return period: 83 mph
• 100-year return period: 92 mph
Wind data is sourced from the document Metocean and
Structural Concept Level Design Basis prepared by Moffatt &
Nichol for the St. Petersburg Design Competition.
Figure 3.28 depicts winds recorded at Albert Whitted Airport
in St. Petersburg between the years of 1995 and 2012. The
recurrence of directional extreme winds should be further
evaluated for final design.
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