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DBI outlines mandatory soft‑story retrofit program and outreach for 6,100+ buildings
Summary
Acting director Tom Hui and program manager Robert Chung presented the city's mandatory soft‑story (seismic) retrofit implementation: a 6,100+ building inventory, tiered screening and compliance timelines, tenant‑protection outreach and an online building status database.
Acting Director Tom Hui and Robert Chung, named manager of the Soft Story (Earthquake Safety Implementation) program, told the Building Inspection Commission on June 19 that the department is preparing notifications for more than 6,100 buildings permitted for construction before 1978 that meet the program criteria (five or more units, three stories or two stories over a basement in some configurations).
Chung described the program's screening and tier system: owners will receive a screening form that an engineer or architect must complete and return within one year. Based on…
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