Los Angeles Councilman Proposed Quake Building Inventory
A Los Angeles city councilman wants to find buildings that could collapse in an earthquake.
The Los Angeles Times says Tom LaBonge is proposing a city inventory of so-called “soft-story” buildings – those where the top stories could collapse onto the lower floor during a major temblor.
Many are apartment and condo buildings with ground-floor parking. The inventory would list buildings built before 1978 with at least two stories and five units.
The councilman’s proposal comes four months after San Francisco passed a law four months ago forcing owners to strengthen about 3,000 soft-story apartment buildings.
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