Thank You MTF,
I forgot to mention that the NYS code is essentially the IBC 2000 Code. I recall Ben Brungraber at a TFG conference recalling his experience designing/building a commercial frame in California to meet the seismic code, so it has been done. At the time he said it was his first and last frame designed to meet the California UBC seismic code. (They were required to put screws in to keep the pegs from falling out during a "seismic event").
Chris
