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Commission approves technical tweaks to soft‑story retrofit ordinance; DBI readies outreach and financing options
Summary
The commission unanimously approved minor technical changes to the mandatory soft‑story retrofit ordinance, aligning five structural standards and adding board of examiners membership rules and disclosure questions to the 3R report. DBI plans to mail ~6,000 owner notices and to host financing and technical workshops starting in September and October.
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously approved minor code amendments on Aug. 21 that clarify evaluation and retrofit criteria for the city—s mandatory soft‑story seismic retrofit program. Patrick Godolini, director of earthquake safety in the City Administrator—s office, said the revisions bring five different structural standards into technical alignment and add procedural language for the Board of Examiners when soft‑story cases are referred for review.
Key changes approved include: allowing five structural…
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