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San Jose delays soft‑story retrofit ordinance for one year while seeking federal and state aid
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to delay enforcement of a long‑planned soft‑story earthquake retrofit ordinance for one year while staff pursues federal, state and philanthropic funding and steps up outreach to property owners.
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously March 25 to postpone by one year the city’s soft‑story residential retrofit ordinance, asking staff to use the delay to seek clarity about federal funding and to expand outreach to property owners.
Council members and staff said the pause is meant to avoid imposing work on small landlords and tenants before the city can deliver assistance. Housing Department Director Eric Sullivan told the council that the city has “had limited contact with FEMA”…
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