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File #: 26-249    Version: 1
Type: Consent Agenda Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/2/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/17/2026 Final action:
Title: Amendment to the Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Ordinance.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Ordinance

...Title

Amendment to the Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Ordinance.

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Approve an ordinance amending the effective date of the Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Ordinance from April 1, 2026, to April 1, 2027, along with the compliance deadlines in San José Municipal Code section 17.41.550 which requires seismic retrofit of certain wood-frame target story residential buildings.

CEQA: Categorically Exempt, File No. ER23-173, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement/Housing/City Manager)