Unreinforced Masonry Buildings - Project Documents
Project Documents
Most Requested Documents
- Updated Confirmed URM List (March 2024)
- Draft URM Retrofit Technical Standard (June 2023)
- Procedure to Challenge URM Building Designation
National Development Council Funding Report
- Financing URM Retrofits Presentation (November 2019)
- Executive Summary: Funding URM Retrofits (May 2019)
- Funding URM Retrofits Report (May 2019)
2017 Policy Committee Recommendations
- Recommendations from the Unreinforced Masonry Policy Committee to the City of Seattle (title update November 2017)
URM List Validation
- Updated Confirmed URM List (March 2024)
- Data.seattle.gov Updated Confirmed URM List (March 2024)
This version allows you to download, visualize, and share the data, and connect through an open source API. - Report to Policy Committee of URM List Validation
- Confirmed URM List (April 2016)
- Procedure to Challenge URM Building Designation
Benefit Cost Analysis
- URM Policy Committee Benefit / Cost Analysis Statement (April 2017)
- DPD Response to Benefit Cost Analysis and DPD Response to Public Comment (January 2015)
- URM Benefits Cost Analysis by Gibson Economic and Collins Woerman
- Public Comment on URM Benefits Cost Analysis
- Benefit Cost Analysis Public Comment From Seth Thomas, P.E. (April 2014)
- Benefit Cost Analysis Public Comment From Goettel & Associates, Inc, to David Gonzalez and Seth Thomas (March 2014)
- Benefit Cost Analysis Public Comment From Goettel & Associates, Inc, to DPD, CollinsWoerman, and Gibson Economics (April 2014)
- Gibson/CollinsWoerman Response to Public Comments (May 2014)
Overview Documents
- URM FAQ
- Draft Recommendations from the URM Policy Committee (January 2013)
- Seattle DCI Comments on URM Policy Committee Draft Recommendations (January 2013)
- URM Survey Report (July 2012)
Related News
- City Inside/Out: Quake Quandary
- Building Momentum to Fix the Bricks: Working Groups Established to Support Mandatory Unreinforced Masonry Retrofit Ordinance
Technical Reports
- Draft URM Retrofit Technical Standard (June 2023)
- 2012 URM Technical Committee Final Report and Draft Retrofit Standard (March 2012)
- URM Technical Committee Report (draft technical standard 2010)
- URM Seismic Hazards Study (2007 Reid Middleton)
Unreinforced Masonry Outreach Pilot
- URM Outreach and Education Pilot
- URM Outreach Pilot Evaluation Report
- Appendix 1: Outreach Events Evaluation Forms and Community Feedback
- Appendix 2: Phase 1 URM Outreach Survey Report
- Appendix 3: URM Pilot Toolkit
- Appendix 4: USGS Coloring Sheets
- Infographic - Building Owners URM
- Infographic - Business Owners URM
- Infographic - Tenants URM
Potential URMs Identified by SDCI
- List of Potential URMs Identified by Seattle DCI (July 2012)
- Map of URMs in Downtown, Pioneer Square and Chinatown International District (March 2012)
- Map of URMs with Soil Characteristics (July 2012)
Current URM Policy Development Supporting Materials
- Public Safety & Human Services Committee Briefings
- Alliance for Safety, Affordability, and Preservation (ASAP)!
Current URM Policy Development Working Group Meeting Materials
- Communications Working Group
- Building Owner & Tenant Needs Working Group
- Funding Working Group
- 2023 Funding Working Group Meeting 1 Presentation
- 2023 Funding Working Group Meeting 1 Summary
- TDR Working Group 2023-04-11- Presentation
- TDR Working Group 2023-04-11- Meeting Notes
- TDR Working Group 2023-05-02- Presentation
- TDR Working Group 2023-05-02- Meeting Notes
- TDR Working Group 2023-09-20- Presentation
- TDR Working Group 2023-09-20- Meeting Notes
2012 - 2017 URM Policy Committee Supporting Materials
- URM Policy Committee Work Plan
- Summary of Potential Incentives for Discussion (August 2012)
- Seattle URM Committee Enforcement Matrix (November 2012)
- Excerpt of Demolition Data from 2006 CSSC Report
- Characteristics of Non-Retrofitted URM Buildings (April 2012)
- Characteristics of URMs Based on Proposed Risk Categories (July 2012)
- Summary: Enforcement Approaches in California Cities
- California Summary Report of URM Retrofit Laws
- Matrix Summary of California URM Retrofit Laws
- Summary of California Financing Options
- California Local Financing Options
- Summary: Compliance Timelines and Priorities in California Cities
- Sonoma County Point System for URMs
- Summary of Public Comment (October 2012)
2012 - 2017 URM Policy Committee Meeting Materials
- April 4, 2017
- January 18, 2017
- December 6, 2016:
- April 16, 2014: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- March 24, 2014: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- March 13, 2014: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- October 25, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- September 27, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- August 23, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- July 26, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- June 28, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- May 24, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- April 26, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- March 22, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
- March 8, 2012: Agenda | Meeting Summary
Technical Committee Meeting Materials:
- January 22, 2009: Agenda
- January 8, 2009: Agenda
- December 2, 2008: Agenda
- October 28, 2008: Agenda | Notes
- October 7, 2008: Agenda | Notes
- September 12, 2008: Agenda | Notes
Presentations
- Presentation to U District partnership (July 2016)
- Benefit Cost Analysis Presentation (March 2014)
- URM Overview (March 2012)
- Seattle Earthquake Risk (March 2012)
- Summary of URM Study (March 2012)
- URM Policy Status Update (November 2012)