Santa Monica City Council adopted the seismic retrofit ordinance in March 2017, to implement the Seismic Retrofit Program. The Program acknowledges the danger that the city rests on and proactively seeks to strengthen existing buildings and enhance the security and safety of their occupants. Nearly 2,000 commercial and multi-family residential buildings in Santa Monica were identified as high-risk and in need of structural improvement and are required to comply with the Seismic Retrofit Program.
