Well, the problem is, it seems obvious to me, in that my colleagues and I design similar structures commonly without putting full wind loads on things. However, a particular code reviewer has brought up the question and I'm trying my best to come up with a response other than "You obviously...
If you were designing an interior freestanding architectural wall (separate from the overall building design), anchored to the building slab, would you design it for any specific wind loads for an IBC-based design? It's obvious that it would need to be designed for a minimum of 5 psf per IBC...
