Earthquake soft-story retrofit ordinance request
Glendale
Summary
Councilmember Brotman wants staff to report on an ordinance requiring seismic retrofits of soft-story apartment buildings and other pre-1976 structures. It could improve safety in big earthquakes but could mean retrofit costs for owners of older buildings.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Retrofit costs would fall on owners of qualifying older buildings if an ordinance is eventually adopted.
Tenants and residents of older apartment buildings would be safer in a major quake.
Owners of older multifamily buildings could face significant retrofit expenses.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council - Nov 10, 2026
Councilmember Brotman wants staff to report on an ordinance requiring seismic retrofits of soft-story apartment buildings and other pre-1976 structures. It could improve safety in big earthquakes but could mean retrofit costs for owners of older buildings.
City Council - Nov 3, 2026
Council Member Brotman asked to agendize an ordinance requiring seismic retrofits of vulnerable pre-1976 soft-story multifamily buildings, similar to programs in Burbank, Pasadena, and Los Angeles. It's scheduled for discussion next week.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Glendale
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.