The Code Date stated on a Research Report (upper right corner on first page of Research Report) identifies which Los Angeles Building Code (LABC) edition the product specified in the research report is approved for. Building projects and LARR approved products shall have the same Code Date.

Exceptions for products without proper approval are considered by the Structural Plan Check Division. See your plan checker and plan check supervisor regarding the process and fees required for an administrative approval.

For General Approval – City of Los Angeles only:

Waiting for Soft-Story Content

A soft-story building is a structure which has a weaker first floor and is unable to carry the weight of the stories above during an earthquake.

Retrofit is an improvement to your building by altering or adding any structural elements.

This type of parking is parking beneath the 2nd floor.

The purpose of this program is to reduce the risk of injury or loss of life that may result from the effects of earthquakes on wood frame soft-story buildings. In the Northridge Earthquake, many wood frame soft- story buildings caused loss of life, injury, and property damage.

This program applies to all existing buildings with the following criteria:

Each property owner of these buildings will be sent an order to comply. These orders will be sent accordingly based on the following priority: