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Building Inspection Commission lends its support to mandatory 'soft‑story' seismic retrofit ordinance
Summary
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously Feb. 20 to lend its support to a proposed mandatory seismic retrofit ordinance targeting wood‑frame "soft story" buildings, after hearing technical and public testimony and discussing financing and tenant impacts.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission on Feb. 20 voted unanimously to lend the commission's support to a proposed mandatory seismic retrofit ordinance targeting wood‑frame "soft‑story" buildings three or more stories tall with five or more dwelling units.
Pat Antonini, the ordinance's presenter, told commissioners the measure had been introduced to the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 5 with mayoral sponsorship and multiple cosponsors. "This is probably the single most important public safety issue that'll be before the board this year," Antonini said, calling the effort a decade‑long, consensus‑driven policy.
Supporters at the meeting described the ordinance as an affordable, prioritized approach to reduce earthquake risk and aid post‑quake…
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