There are multiple cities across the west coast that are being proactive about reducing their seismic risk.  Below are summary tables of cities that have recently enacted or are developing seismic ordinances.  A report on the status of the 1986 URM state mandate that affected many cities in California can be found in the following link. For additional information regarding this subject please contact Daniel Zepeda or Jeff Roi.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Jurisdiction	No. of Affected Buildings	Ordinance	Ordinance Status
Beverly Hills	300 Reported	Wood Soft-Story built prior to 1978	Approved and in effect
Los Angeles	13,500 Reported	Wood Soft-Story 4 units or more built prior to 1978	Approved and in effect
	1,500 Reported	Non-Ductile Concrete built prior to 1977	Approved and in effect
Santa Monica	209 Reported	URM built prior to 1975	Approved and in effect
	34 Reported	Conc/CMU with Flex Diaph. Built prior to 1994	Approved and in effect
	1,573 Reported	Wood Soft-Story built prior to 1978	Approved and in effect
	66 Reported	Non-Ductile Concrete built prior to 1977	Approved and in effect
	80 Reported	Pre-Northridge Steel Moment Frames built prior to 1995	Approved and in effect
West Hollywood	780 Reported	Wood Soft-Story built prior to 1978	Approved and in effect.
	55 + (60 potential steel or concrete) Reported	Non-Ductile Concrete built prior to 1977	Approved and in effect
	31 + (60 potential steel or concrete) Reported	Pre-Northridge Steel Moment Frames built prior to 1995	Approved and in effect
Pasadena	500 Reported	Wood Soft-Story built prior to 1978	Approved and in effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Jurisdiction	No. of Affected Buildings	Ordinance	Ordinance Status
Alameda	100 Reported	Wood Soft-Story 5 units or more built prior to 1985	Approved and in effect
Berkeley	327 Reported	Wood Soft-Story 5 units or more built prior to 1978	Approved and in effect
Oakland	1,380 Reported	Wood Soft-Story 5 units or more built prior to 1991	Survey Complete. Ordinance Approved.
Palo Alto	294 Reported	Wood Soft-Story	In Development
San Francisco	4,956 Reported	Wood Soft-Story 5 units or more built prior to 1978	Approved and in effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Jurisdiction	No. of Affected Buildings	Ordinance	Ordinance Status
Portland	1,670 Reported	URM Buildings	Building Inventory Complete. Notification Ordinance in Effect.
Seattle	1,150 Reported	URM Buildings	Building Inventory Complete. Ordinance in Development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Last updated September 16, 2019