Soft Story Program

Resources

• Submittal of Engineering Report Required by Soft Story Odinance 
• How to comply with the Report Requirements of the Soft Story Ordinance (BMC 19.39) 
• Soft Story ExtensionRequest Form (PDF,23k)  
• Inventory of Potentially Hazardous Buildings (PDF, 187k) 
• Soft Story Ordinance - BMC 19.39 (PDF, 64k)
• How to Appeal the Inclusion of Your Building on the Inventory (PDF, 37k)
• Roster of Engineers (PDF, 78k) 
• Soft Story Seismic Engineering Evaluation Report Framework (PDF, 98k)
• Retrofit Requirements for Removal from Inventory of Soft Story Buildings (PDF, 63k)

Soft Story Graphics

• Various Charts from Soft Story Assessment (PDF, 30k)
• Slideshow presentations from February 24, 2005 Community Workshop - "A Hard Look at Soft Stories"
  • David Bonowitz - Earthquake Risk in Residential Buildings (PDF, 4.4Meg)
  • Tom Tobin - Consequences of Earthquake Damage to Soft Story Buildings (PDF, 81k)
  • Joan MacQuarrie - A Hard Look at Soft Stories (PDF, 1.7Meg)
  • Jeanne Perkins - Berkeley and the Bay Area Earthquake Nightmare (PDF, 800k)

Archived Documents

• Sample Notice & Order to Owners (PDF, 95k)
• Report to City Council on Adoption - October 18, 2005 (PDF, 83k)
  

For more information about the Soft Story program, contact the Building and Safety Division, at (510) 981-7440, option 0, or buildingandsafety@cityofberkeley.info