City Council

6. Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Title 9, Chapter 1, of the Burbank\nMunicipal Code to Establish Mandatory Earthquake Hazard Reduction\nStandards in Existing Wood Frame Residential Buildings with Soft, Weak, or\nOpen-Front Wall Lines by Establishing Mandatory Retrofit Regulations and\nApproval to Amend the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget – Community Development\nDepartment\n1. Introduce AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nBURBANK AMENDING TITLE 9 (BUILDING REGULATIONS) CHAPTER\n1, ARTICLE 16, DIVISION 4 OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE\nESTABLISHING MANDATORY EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION\nSTANDARDS IN EXISTING WOOD FRAME RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS\nWITH SOFT, WEAK OR OPEN FRONT WALLS.\n2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget by\nappropriating $112,000 from revenue account 001.CD000.51030.1000\n(General Fund, Community Development, Plan Check Fees) to\nexpenditure account number 001.CD42A.62085.0000 (General Fund,\nBuilding Division, Other Professional Services) for consultant costs to\nsupport the current Senior Plan Check Engineer and Building Inspector II\nwho will be working on the Soft-Story Seismic Retrofit program.