Burbank Soft-Story Seismic Retrofit

City of Burbank Ordinance

On Tuesday, December 10th, 2024, Burbank City Council unanimously voted to adopt a Mandatory Soft-Story Seismic Retrofit Ordinance. This is a significant achievement that demonstrates the City of Burbank's commitment to enhancing public safety and ensuring the resilience of our community in the face of seismic risk. By addressing soft-story vulnerabilities, the City of Burbank has taken an essential step toward creating a safer built environment. The Ordinance will go into effect January 10th 2025.

Mandatory Retrofitting

The goal of the mandatory retrofit program is to reduce structural deficiencies and improve the performance of these buildings during earthquakes. Without proper strengthening, the vulnerable building may be subjected to structural failure.

Buildings included in the Ordinance:

Vulnerable buildings are identified by the following criteria:

Wood-framed buildings comprised of 2 stories or more
Constructed under building code standards enacted prior to January 1, 1978
Possess a weaker first floor that is characterized by having large openings along the building perimeter such as garage openings or tuck-under parking.

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