From past earthquakes, multi-story buildings with weak and/or open front wall lines creating a “soft-story” (i.e. buildings with tuck-under-parking) performed poorly and collapsed. The goal of the mandatory retrofit program, under Ordinance 183893 and Ordinance 184081, is to reduce structural deficiencies by the most economical and feasible method....
Updated July 26, 2019 – The Soft-Story ordinance was approved and adopted by the City Council on May 20, 2019. Updates on the implementation of the ordinance will be posted on this page. Available documents are listed below. Adopted Ordinance No 7345 – Soft-Story Retrofits Seismic Design Guidelines...
Seismic Retrofit ProgramsThe three mandatory programs affect commercial construction only. At this time, the ordinance affecting light wood-framed residential construction is voluntary. The requirements are located in Burbank Municipal Code Title 9, Chapter 1, Article 7.MandatorySec. 9-1-7-100 Unreinforced Masonry Buildings Sec. 9-1-7-200 Reinforced Concrete & Masonry BuildingsSec. 9-1-7-600 Welded Steel Moment...