Too large a file for me to download and review at the moment but a little behind the scenes gossip. There has recently been a study done on the relatively recent inclusion of lateral load connectors by WSU. They are not a bad thing at all, especially in new work where it is easy to incorporate,(remember how many folks fail to properly sheath a floor, this provides a positive connection of deck framing to floor framing, so not a bad idea) but the requirement (thou shall vs thou may) is being challenged and may be modified or go away in the 2015 code cycle.
And then there's balconies
