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San Francisco’s CAPS report urges targeted seismic retrofits and incentives for soft‑story buildings
Summary
DBI’s Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety (CAPS) study finds thousands of soft‑story buildings may need retrofits and recommends targeted incentives and policy options; staff and stakeholders urged financial supports to avoid displacing small businesses and owners.
Deputy Director Lawrence Kornfield told the Planning Commission that the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety (CAPS) is a multi-year study funded in part by a state geological-survey grant and designed to identify building types, soils, and community impacts that would most affect recovery after a major quake. Kornfield said the CAPS project has cost roughly $800,000–$900,000 to date and will continue for approximately two more years to study other major building types and post-earthquake repair standards.
Kornfield described the first CAPS product — an…
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