Ultimate decision rests with Vancouver city council, which could see policy options by 2020
The City of Vancouver is pushing ahead on a promised plan to reduce the seismic risk of private buildings that will hinge on a new technical earthquake risk assessment.
“I would say this is the first time these efforts have been undertaken with such momentum and partnership across all three levels of government. And that’s hugely important,” McPherson said. The City of Vancouver lags behind other west coast jurisdictions such as California, which has a decades-long history of tackling seismic risk in buildings, including private buildings. That state has used tax and fee incentives to reduce seismic risk and also required mandatory seismic retrofits.
Hilt helped develop a mandatory retrofit program for wood-frame buildings in San Francisco at risk in earthquakes.
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