City Council

6. Introduction 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 and Approval to Amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget – Community Development Department 1. Introduce AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING TITLE 9 (BUILDING REGULATIONS) CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 16, DIVISION 4 OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING MANDATORY EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION STANDARDS IN EXISTING WOOD FRAME RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH SOFT, WEAK OR OPEN FRONT WALLS. 2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget by appropriating $112,000 from revenue account 001.CD000.51030.1000 (General Fund, Community Development, Plan Check Fees) to expenditure account number 001.CD42A.62085.0000 (General Fund, Building Division, Other Professional Services) for consultant costs to support the current Senior Plan Check Engineer and Building Inspector II who will be working on the Soft-Story Seismic Retrofit program.