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CC - (1) Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15.02 of the Culver City Municipal Code by Adding Subchapter 15.02.500, Mandatory Seismic Strengthening Provision for Existing Wood-Frame Buildings with Soft, Weak or Open-Front Walls (Soft Story Seismic Retrofit); and (2) Adoption of a Resolution of Express Findings Pertaining to Local Climatic, Geological or Topographical Conditions.
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Meeting Date: September 27, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Timothy Koutsouros, Building Division
Sol Blumenfeld, CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5700
(310) 253-5802
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/22/2021)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (09/16/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15.02 of the Culver City Municipal Code by Adding Subchapter 15.02.500, Mandatory Seismic Strengthening Provision for Existing Wood-Frame Buildings with Soft, Weak or Open-Front Walls (Soft Story Seismic Retrofit); and (2) adopt a Resolution of express findings pertaining to local climatic, geological or topographical conditions.
DISCUSSION
On September 13, 2021 by a unanimous 5-0 vote, the City Council, after a public hearing, introduced an Ordinance providing for the mandatory seismic strengthening of existing wood frame buildings in the City, with soft, weak, or open-front walls. The Ordinance is being brought back at the September 27, 2021 Council meeting for adoption. In addition, pursuant to the requirements of state law when a municipality adopts measures more stringent than the state Building Code, staff recommends the Council adopt a Resolution...
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