Some council-owned buildings are considered earthquake-prone. These can be identified using the MBIE earthquake-prone building register(external link).
A building is considered earthquake-prone if an engineering analysis shows it is 33% or less of the new building standard. In essence, this means the building has a seismic capacity less than one third of the level required for a new building.
Under new national legislation that came into effect on 1 July 2017, building owners across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula have between 7.5 and 15 years to strengthen or demolish their earthquake-prone buildings, depending on a range of factors.
This list of owners includes Christchurch City Council, and due to the type and usage of our buildings, for most of our buildings, we have a period of 15 years from the date that the earthquake-prone building notice was issued.
Other than the buildings which are under repair, our buildings remain fit to occupy, according to advice from independent chartered professional engineers.
The Council has already been proactively repairing many of these buildings and has ongoing programmes for this work to continue. A number of the earthquake-prone buildings identified are currently being repaired and strengthened, or are included in future work programmes.
Find out more about the general rules around earthquake-prone buildings and how the Council can help you if you're the owner of one.
