Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Title
9, Chapter 1, of the Burbank Municipal
Code to Establish Mandatory Earthquake
Hazard Reduction Standards in Existing
Wood Frame Residential Buildings with
Soft, Weak, or Open-Front Wall Lines by
Establishing Mandatory Retrofit
Regulations
City Council
December 10, 2024
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
RECAP
• Ordinance introduced at the
September 10th Council meeting.
• Ordinance intent for safety and
conservation of existing housing
stock
• Council directed staff to research
additional cost-related options
2 REVIEW OF:
• Financial assistance opportunities
• Pass-through cost
• Importance tiers
• Early compliance incentives
• Financial hardship extensions
3 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
OPPORTUNITIES
City loan and/or grant program
• Requirements:
• Cost analysis information
• General fund impact
• Additional staff/resources to
administer, analyze, and process
applications
• Long-term monitoring of
accounts and program financials
4 POTENTIAL LOAN
OPPORTUNITIES
• GAIN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
• Educational resources
• Provide awareness of funding options
• City is open to host meetings for any
financial institution to present to the
public
• California Statewide Communities
Development Authority (CSCDA) –
Open PACE Program
• Adoption of a resolution required to opt
in
5 POTENTIAL GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
nationally competitive program
• City grant program needs to be established first
• Building Resilient Infrastructure and
Communities (BRIC) program
• City grant program needs to be established first
• Funding is not guaranteed and would take 2 to 4yrs for award disbursement.
6 • California Residential Mitigation Program
(CRMP)
• Administered by the California Earthquake
Authority (CEA)
• Multifamily option is being developed
• We will continue to monitor
• An alternative to above CAL OES
• Allows owner to directly apply
• Based on zip codes - similar
to Earthquake Brace and
Bolt (EBB) program
7 POTENTIAL GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES (CONT.)
POTENTIAL GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES (CONT)
8 • Pass-through history
• Average rent in 1998 equaled $750
• City of LA amount based on a 10%
rent stabilization rehab cost (LAMC
151) (not in seismic retrofit ordinance)
• $38/month
• As an estimate, for Burbank
• $2,500 average rent today
• Using City of L.A. formula equivalent
to $125 /month
• The current $38/month for inflation
equals $51/month
9 PASS-THROUGH COSTS
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
EXTENSIONS
Extensions will be granted for
hardship with good faith effort to
comply
• Items from Ordinance for awareness
are still applicable
• Property will be recorded as part of
enforcement efforts
10 TIERS
Soft story ordinances have had their
inventory broken down into:
• Number of stories
• Number of units
• Number of stories and units
We are asking all buildings to
comply at once
• Focus on life and safety
• Building stock considerations
11 INCENTIVES/TIERS
Permit costs
• 50% or 100% refund options
• Incentives create a city tailored tier
system
12 Percent of buildings
early compliance
Refund impact
on general fund
50% 1 $229,200
100% $610,200
1 Assumes 25% in 18-months and 25% in 36-months
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt ordinance as proposed with
the following modifications:
• January 10th as official notice date
• Pass-through cost of $51
• Permit fee refund incentive
• Natural tier effect
• Hardship extension flexibility
• Building official discretion
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(818) 238 -5220
Mario Osuna, P.E., CASp, CBO
Asst. Community Development Director- Building Official [email protected]
Albert Lopez, P.E.
Principal Plan Check Engineer
[email protected]
CONTACT
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